Tangestan County
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Tangestan County is a county
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 Bushehr Province
Bushehr Province
Bushehr Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the south of the country, with a long coastline onto the Persian Gulf. Its center is Bandar-e-Bushehr, the provincial capital. The province has nine counties: Bushehr, Dashtestan, Dashti, Dayyer, Deylam, Jam, Kangan, Ganaveh and Tangestan...

 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 Ahram. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 63,276, in 14,620 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District
Central District (Tangestan County)
The Central District of Tangestan County is a district in Tangestan County, Bushehr Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 35,259, in 8,134 families. The District has one city: Ahram....

 and Delvar District
Delvar District
Delvar District is a district in Tangestan County, Bushehr Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 28,017, in 6,486 families. The District has one city: Delvar....

. The county has two cities: Ahram and Delvar.

Tangestan region in southern Iran is well known for its resistance to the invasion by British forces in late 19th century. Tangestan County is the home of the group of people known as Tangesier. Rais Ali Delvari
Rais Ali Delvari
Rais Ali Delvari was a national hero of southern Iran, who organized popular resistance against the British troops, which had invaded Iran in 1915.His house, located in Delvar, near Bushehr, has been transformed into ethnological museum...

the commander of Tangesier fighters is known as a national hero in the region. Tangestan is also famous in Iran for its high quality dates.

External links

  • http://www.itto.org/tourismattractions/?sight=2162
  • http://tajikam.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7957
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