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Rural District Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the Ad ...

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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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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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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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Sheshtamad County Sheshtamad County ( fa, شهرستان ششتمد) is located in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Sheshtomad. At the 2006 census, the county's population as a part of Sabzevar County Sabzevar County ( fa, شهر� ...

, Razavi 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 National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of the former Sheshtamad District of Sabzevar County) was 4,663 in 1,177 households. There were 4,806 inhabitants in 1,376 households at the following census of 2011. At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 4,385 in 1,376 households. The largest of its 42 villages was Deh-e Now, with 649 people. In February 2019, the district was separated from the county to establish Sheshtamad County and divided into two districts, each with two rural districts. The city of

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became the new county's capital. The village of

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was later elevated to the status of a city and became the capital of Shamkan District.

References

Sheshtamad County Rural Districts of Razavi Khorasan Province Populated places in Razavi Khorasan Province {{RazaviKhorasan-geo-stub