Ardabil 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 Ardabil Province

Ardabil Province

Ardabil Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the north west of the country, bordering the Republic of Azerbaijan and the provinces of East Azerbaijan, Zanjan, and Gilan. Its centre is the city of Ardabil...

 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 Ardabil

Ardabil

Ardabil is a historical city in north-western Iran. The name Ardabil probably comes from the Zoroastrian name of "Artavil" which means a holy place. Ardabil is the center of Ardabil Province. At the 2006 census, its population was 412,669, in 102,818 families...

. At the 2006 census, the county's population (including portions that were split off to form Sareyn County

Sareyn County

Sareyn County is a county in Ardabil Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Sareyn. The county was split off from Ardabil County after the 2006 census. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 17,197, in 3,937 families. The county consists of two districts: the Central District and...

) was 542,930, in 131,950 families, excluding those portions, the population was 525,733, in 128,013 families. The county has two districts: the Central District

Central District (Ardabil County)

The Central District of Ardabil County is a district in Ardabil County, Ardabil Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 502,186, in 123,050 families. The District has one city: Ardabil...

 and Hir District

Hir District

Hir District in Ardabil County, Ardabil Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 23,547, in 4,963 families. The District has one city: Hir. The District has three rural districts: Fuladlui Jonubi Rural District, Fuladlui Shomali Rural District, and Hir Rural District....

. The county has two cities: Ardabil

Ardabil

Ardabil is a historical city in north-western Iran. The name Ardabil probably comes from the Zoroastrian name of "Artavil" which means a holy place. Ardabil is the center of Ardabil Province. At the 2006 census, its population was 412,669, in 102,818 families...

 and Hir

Hir, Iran

Hir is a city in the Hir District of Ardabil County, Ardabil Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,588, in 663 families....

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