Zahedan County
Encyclopedia
Zahedan County is a county
in Sistan va Baluchestan Province in Iran
. The capital of the county is Zahedan
. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 663,822, in 130,763 families. The county is subdivided into four districts: the Central District
, Mirjaveh District
, Kurin District
, and Nosratabad District
. The county has three cities: Zahedan
, Mirjaveh
, and Nosratabad
.
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 Sistan va Baluchestan 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 Zahedan
Zahedan
Zahedan is a city in and the capital of Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 552,706, in 109,488 families.-Geography:...
. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 663,822, in 130,763 families. The county is subdivided into four districts: the Central District
Central District (Zahedan County)
The Central District of Zahedan County is a district in Zahedan County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 577,898, in 114,552 families. The District has one city: Zahedan....
, Mirjaveh District
Mirjaveh District
Mirjaveh District is a district in Zahedan County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 45,896, in 8,481 families. The District has one city: Mirjaveh....
, Kurin District
Kurin District
Kurin District is a district in Zahedan County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 23,138, in 4,391 families. The District is entirely rural....
, and Nosratabad District
Nosratabad District
Nosratabad District is a district in Zahedan County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 16,890, in 3,339 families. The District has one city: Nosratabad....
. The county has three cities: Zahedan
Zahedan
Zahedan is a city in and the capital of Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 552,706, in 109,488 families.-Geography:...
, Mirjaveh
Mirjaveh
Mirjaveh is a city in the capital of Mirjaveh District of Zahedan County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 13,590, in 2,350 families....
, and Nosratabad
Nosratabad
Nosratabad is a city in the capital of Nosratabad District of Zahedan County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 4,182, in 919 families.Nosratabad lies on the road from Zahedan to Bam.-History:...
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