Mahabad County is a county

County

A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...

 in West Azerbaijan Province in Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

. The capital of the county is Mahabad

Mahabad

-Culture:Muhammad Qazi translated more than 70 important literary works into Persian. Other writers and poets have hailed from Mahabad in the 19th and 20th century including Wafaei , Hejar , Hêmin , Abdorrahamn Zabihi and Giw Mukriyani...

. The language of the inhabitants is Sorani

Soranî

Soranî is the name of a Kurdish language that is spoken in Iran and Iraq. Soranî is one of the main Kurdish languages, which are a branch of the Iranian languages.- Name :...

 Kurd

Kürd

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 with the Mokriani dialect. Because of its strategic position and its proximity with the border the city is a stop for many travelers. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 197,441 (100,085 men and 97,358 women), in 42,493 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District

Central District (Mahabad County)

The Central District of Mahabad County is a district in Mahabad County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 179,697, in 39,752 families. The District has one city: Mahabad....

 and Khalifan District

Khalifan District

Khalifan District is a district in Mahabad County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 17,744, in 2,741 families. The District is entirely rural....

. The county has one city: Mahabad

Mahabad

-Culture:Muhammad Qazi translated more than 70 important literary works into Persian. Other writers and poets have hailed from Mahabad in the 19th and 20th century including Wafaei , Hejar , Hêmin , Abdorrahamn Zabihi and Giw Mukriyani...

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Administrative divisions

According to the national 2006 census, the county is divided as follows:

Villages

• From the Central district
  • Western Akhtachi
  • Eastern Mokrian
  • Western Mokrian

• From the Khalifan district
  • Kaani Bazar
  • Eastern Mangoor

Geography

The county, with an area of 2591 km², is approximatively located at 36°46'N,45°43'E.
The climate is mountainous with cold winters and temperate summers.
Mahabad river flows through the capital.