Torghabe-o-Shandiz County
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Torqabeh and Shandiz County is a county
in Razavi Khorasan Province
in Iran
. The capital of the county is Torqabeh. It was separated from Mashhad County
in summer 2008. At the 2006 census, its population was 50,339, in 13,656 families. The county is subdivided into two districts (bakhsh
): Torqabeh District
and Shandiz District
. The county has two cities: Torqabeh and Shandiz
.
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 Razavi Khorasan Province
Razavi Khorasan Province
Razavi Khorasan Province is a province located in northeastern Iran. Mashhad is the centre and capital of the province.Other cities and townships are Ghouchan, Dargaz, Chenaran, Sarakhs, Fariman, Torbat-e Heydarieh, Torbat-e Jam, Taybad, Khaf, Roshtkhar, Kashmar, Bardaskan, Nishapur, Sabzevar,...
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 Torqabeh. It was separated from Mashhad County
Mashhad County
Mashhad County is a county in Razavi Khorasan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Mashhad. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,848,637, in 746,652 families; excluding those portions, the population was 2,798,298 in 732,996 families...
in summer 2008. At the 2006 census, its population was 50,339, in 13,656 families. The county is subdivided into two districts (bakhsh
Bakhsh
A bakhsh is a type of administrative division of Iran. While sometimes translated as county, it is more accurately translated as district, as they are similar to a township in the United States or a district of England....
): Torqabeh District
Torqabeh District
Torqabeh District is a district in Torqabeh and Shandiz County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 28,503, in 7,818 families. The District has one city: Torqabeh....
and Shandiz District
Shandiz District
Shandiz District is a district in Torqabeh and Shandiz County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 21,833, in 5,838 families. The District has one city: Shandiz....
. The county has two cities: Torqabeh and Shandiz
Shandiz
Shandiz is a city in and the capital of Shandiz District, in Torqabeh and Shandiz County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 6,402, in 1,706 families....
.