The Central District of Khoy County ( fa, بخش مرکزی شهرستان خوی) is a district (
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 ...
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Khoy County
Khoy County ( fa, شهرستان خوی) is located in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Khoy. At the 2006 census, the county's population (including those portions of the county later split off to form Chaypareh Coun ...
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West Azerbaijan 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 260,854, in 62,805 families.
The District has two cities:
Khoy
Khoy (Persian and az, خوی; ; ; also Romanized as Khoi), is a city and capital of Khoy County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2012 census, its population was 200,985.
Khoy is located north of the province's capital and largest city ...
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Firuraq. The District has five
rural districts (''dehestan''):
Dizaj Rural District
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Firuraq Rural District
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Gowharan Rural District,
Qarah Su Rural District, and
Rahal Rural District
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References
Khoy County
Districts of West Azerbaijan Province
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