Ahar County - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Ahar County is a county

Counties of Iran

The provinces of Iran further subdivided into counties called shahrestan , an area inside an ostan, and consists of a city centre, few bakhsh and many villages around them. There are usually a few cities and rural agglomerations in each county. Rural agglomerations are a collection of a number...

in East Azerbaijan Province in Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

. The capital of the county is Ahar

Ahar

Ahar is a city in and the capital of Ahar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 85,782, in 20,844 families.Ahar is known on the market place for its Ahar rugs...

. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 147,781, in 34,067 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District

Central District (Ahar County)

The Central District of Ahar County is a district in Ahar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 125,253, in 29,323 families. The District has one city: Ahar....

and Hurand District

Hurand District

Hurand District is a district in Ahar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 22,528, in 4,744 families. The District has one city: Hurand....

. The county has two cities: Ahar

Ahar

and Hurand

Hurand

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