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District 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 o ...

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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 Turkmeni ...

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Province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...

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County A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...

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Galikash Galikash ( fa, گاليكش), also Romanized as Galikesh) is a city and capital of Galikash County in Golestan Province, in northern Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country loca ...

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IRST An infrared search and track (IRST) system (sometimes known as infrared sighting and tracking) is a method for detecting and tracking objects which give off infrared radiation, such as the infrared signatures of jet aircraft and helicopters. IR ...

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Galikash County Galikash County ( fa, شهرستان گالیکش) is located in Golestan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Galikash Galikash ( fa, گاليكش), also Romanized as Galikesh) is a city and capital of Galikash County in Golestan ...

, Golestan province,

. Its capital is the city of Sadeqabad.

History

In 2009, Galikash District was separated from

Minudasht County Minudasht County ( fa, شهرستان مینودشت) is located in Golestan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Minudasht. At the 2006 census, the county's population (including those portions of the county later split off to form Ga ...

in the establishment of Galikash County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with

as its capital and only city at the time.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2011 National Census, the district's population was 15,612 people in 4,330 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 15,716 inhabitants in 4,609 households.

Administrative divisions

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