Shabestar County
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Shabestar County is a county
in East Azerbaijan Province in Iran
. The capital of the county is Shabestar
. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 121,787, in 33,255 families. The county is subdivided into three districts: the Central District
, Tasuj District
, and Sufian District
. The county has nine cities: Shabestar
, Khamaneh
, Sharafkhaneh
, Shendabad
, Sis
, Vayqan
, Sufian
, Tasuj
, and Kuzeh Kanan.
Counties of Iran
The provinces of Iran further subdivided into counties called shahrestan , an area inside an ostan, and consists of a city centre, few bakhsh and many villages around them. There are usually a few cities and rural agglomerations in each county. Rural agglomerations are a collection of a number...
in East 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 Shabestar
Shabestar
Shabestar is a city in and the capital of Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 13,857, in 3,989 families....
. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 121,787, in 33,255 families. The county is subdivided into three districts: the Central District
Central District (Shabestar County)
The Central District of Shabestar County is a district in Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 64,312, in 17,772 families. The District has seven cities: Shabestar, Khamaneh, Sharafkhaneh, Shendabad, Sis, Vayqan, and Kuzeh Kanan....
, Tasuj District
Tasuj District
Tasuj District - formerly Anzab District - is a district in Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 18,708, in 5,440 families. The District has one city: Tasuj....
, and Sufian District
Sufian District
Sufian District is a district in Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 38,767, in 10,043 families. The District has one city: Sufian....
. The county has nine cities: Shabestar
Shabestar
Shabestar is a city in and the capital of Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 13,857, in 3,989 families....
, Khamaneh
Khamaneh
Khamaneh is a city in the Central District of Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,750, in 827 families....
, Sharafkhaneh
Sharafkhaneh
Sharafkhaneh is a city in the Central District of Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. Sharafkhaneh is on Lake Urmia. At the 2006 census, its population was 3,872, in 1,132 families....
, Shendabad
Shendabad
Shendabad , also Romanized as Shīndevār, Shindivar, Shindiwār, and Shindyvar) is a city in the Central District of Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 8,797, in 2,220 families....
, Sis
Sis, Iran
Sis is a city in the Central District of Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 5,127, in 1,391 families....
, Vayqan
Vayqan
Vayqan is a city in the Central District of Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 4,091, in 1,095 families....
, Sufian
Sufian
Sufian is a village in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan.Sufian is a muslim name for males.The name Sufian was given to a famous person, Sufian Sorathia.Also see Abu Sufyan ibn Harb...
, Tasuj
Tasuj
Tasuj is a city in and the capital of Tasuj District, in Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 7,332, in 2,108 families....
, and Kuzeh Kanan.