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Central District (Zirkuh County)
The Central District of Zirkuh County ( fa, بخش مرکزی شهرستان زیرکوه) is a district (bakhsh) in Zirkuh County, South Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 26,203, in 6,189 families. The District has two cities: Hajjiabad and Zohan. The District has three rural districts (''dehestan''): Petergan Rural District, Shaskuh Rural District Shaskuh Rural District ( fa, دهستان شاسكوه) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in the Central District of Zirkuh County, South Khorasan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Per ..., and Zirkuh Rural District. See also * Petregan playa References Districts of South Khorasan Province Zirkuh County {{Zirkuh-geo-stub ...
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Bakhsh
A ( fa, بخش, also romanized as ) is a third-level administrative division of Iran. While sometimes translated as "county," it is more accurately translated as "district," similar to a township in the United States or a district of England. In Iran, the provinces (first-level divisions) (استان, ''ostān'') consist of several counties (second-level divisions) (شهرستان, ''shahrestān''), and the counties consist of one or more districts (third-level divisions) (بخش, ''bakhsh''). A district consists of a combination of cities (شهر ''shahr'') and rural districts (دهستان, ''dehestān'') (fourth-level divisions). The official governor of a district is called a ''bakhshdar'', the head of the ''bakhshdari'' office. Rural districts are a collection of villages and their surrounding lands. One of the cities of the county is named its capital. To better understand such subdivisions, the following table may be helpful. Below is the 2006 structure of Khash ...
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Zirkuh County
Zirkuh County ( fa, شهرستان زيركوه) is in South Khorasan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Hajjiabad. At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Zirkuh and Zohan Districts of Qaen County Qaen County ( fa, شهرستان قائن, also Romanized as Ghayen) is in South Khorasan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Qaen. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 137,357 in 35,783 households. Retrieved 6 ...) was 38,129 in 9,339 households. Retrieved 12 November 2022 The following census in 2011 counted 41,081 people in 10,973 households. At the 2016 census the county's population was 40,155 in 11,178 households, by which time the districts had been separated from the county to become Zirkuh County. Administrative divisions The population history and structural changes of Zirkuh County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows three ...
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South Khorasan Province
South Khorasan Province ( fa, استان خراسان جنوبی ''Ostān-e Khorāsān-e Jonūbī'') is a province located in eastern Iran. Birjand is the centre of the province. The other major cities are Ferdows, Tabas and Qaen. In 2014, it was placed in Region 5. This new province, is but the old Quhistan which was included into greater Khorasan in the Iranian administrative planning. However, historically Qohistan forms a separate entity, with a distinct culture, history, environment and ecology. South Khorasan is one of the three provinces that were created after the division of Khorasan in 2004. While at the beginning, the newly created "South Khorasan" included only Birjand County and some new counties detached from that county (i.e. Nehbandan, Darmian and Sarbisheh), in subsequent years, all northern and western cities and territories of the old Quhistan (such as Qaen, Ferdows and Tabas) have been annexed into the South Khorasan. South Khorasan Province consists of ...
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Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmenistan to the north, by Afghanistan and Pakistan to the east, and by the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south. It covers an area of , making it the 17th-largest country. Iran has a population of 86 million, making it the 17th-most populous country in the world, and the second-largest in the Middle East. Its largest cities, in descending order, are the capital Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, Karaj, Shiraz, and Tabriz. The country is home to one of the world's oldest civilizations, beginning with the formation of the Elamite kingdoms in the fourth millennium BC. It was first unified by the Medes, an ancient Iranian people, in the seventh century BC, and reached its territorial height in the sixth century BC, when Cyrus the Great fo ...
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Hajjiabad, South Khorasan
Hajjiabad ( fa, حاجي آباد, also Romanized as Ḩājjīābād and Hājīābād; also known as Hajābād) is the capital of Zirkuh County, South Khorasan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 4,333, in 1,026 families. References Populated places in Zirkuh County Cities in South Khorasan Province {{Zirkuh-geo-stub ...
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Zohan
Zohan ( fa, زهان, also Romanized as Zohān; also known as Zihūn) is a city in and the capital of Zohan District, in Zirkuh County, South Khorasan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 707, in 233 families. References Populated places in Zirkuh County Cities in South Khorasan Province {{Zirkuh-geo-stub ...
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Rural Districts Of Iran
Dehestan ( fa, دهستان, lit=rural district, also Romanized as "dehestān") is a type of administrative division of Iran. It is above the village and under the bakhsh A ( fa, بخش, also romanized as ) is a third-level administrative division of Iran. While sometimes translated as "county," it is more accurately translated as "district," similar to a township in the United States or a district of En .... , there were 2,400 dehestans in Iran. References Subdivisions of Iran Types of administrative division {{Iran-gov-stub ...
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Petergan Rural District
Petergan Rural District ( fa, دهستان پترگان) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in the Central District of Zirkuh County, South Khorasan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 5,865, in 1,287 families. The rural district has nine villages. References Rural Districts of South Khorasan Province Zirkuh County {{Zirkuh-geo-stub ...
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Shaskuh Rural District
Shaskuh Rural District ( fa, دهستان شاسكوه) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in the Central District of Zirkuh County, South Khorasan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 8,329, in 2,043 families. The rural district has 16 villages. References Rural Districts of South Khorasan Province Zirkuh County {{Zirkuh-geo-stub ...
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Zirkuh Rural District (South Khorasan Province)
Zirkuh Rural District ( fa, دهستان زيركوه) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in Central District, Zirkuh County, South Khorasan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 7,676, in 1,833 families. The rural district has 33 villages. References Rural Districts of South Khorasan Province Zirkuh County {{Zirkuh-geo-stub ...
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Petregan Playa
Petregan playa (in Persian: دق پترگان) is a playa (دق ''dagh'' in Persian) in eastern Iran next to the border with Afghanistan. It is located in the Zirkuh County in South Khorasan Province South Khorasan Province ( fa, استان خراسان جنوبی ''Ostān-e Khorāsān-e Jonūbī'') is a province located in eastern Iran. Birjand is the centre of the province. The other major cities are Ferdows, Tabas and Qaen. In 2014, it wa ..., 610 m above sea level and most of its area lies within Iranian territory. Footprints of pre-historical animals have been found in this playa. Research by Iranian scholars on 40 footprints shows that these animals moved in groups from east to west and the area at that time was a muddy marshland. Sourcesirandeserts.com
accessed Febr. 2009. (in Persian) {{DEFAULTSORT:Petregan Playa
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Districts Of South Khorasan Province
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions of municipalities, school district, or political district. By country/region Afghanistan In Afghanistan, a district (Persian ps, ولسوالۍ ) is a subdivision of a province. There are almost 400 districts in the country. Australia Electoral districts are used in state elections. Districts were also used in several states as cadastral units for land titles. Some were used as squatting districts. New South Wales had several different types of districts used in the 21st century. Austria In Austria, the word is used with different meanings in three different contexts: * Some of the tasks of the administrative branch of the national and regional governments are fulfilled by the 95 district administrative offices (). The area a dist ...
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