Shahrud District ( fa, بخش شاهرود) 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 ...
) in
Khalkhal County
Khalkhal County ( fa, شهرستان خلخال; az, شهرستان خلخالخالخال بؤلگهسی) is in Ardabil province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Khalkhal. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 92 ...
,
Ardabil Province,
Iran
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.
Geography
The District is located in the
Alborz (''Elburz'') mountain range.
The District has one city:
Kolowr.
The District has three
rural districts (''dehestan''):
Palanga Rural District,
Shahrud Rural District, and
Shal Rural District.
People
At the 2006 census, the population of Shahrud District was 13,701, in 3,604 families.
Tati is main language of Shahrud district.
[Tati Language (An Introduction), Professor Ehsan Yarshater]
References
Districts of Ardabil Province
Khalkhal County
Settled areas of Elburz
Azb:شاهرود بؤلومو (خالخال)
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