Dashti County is one of the nine counties (shahrestans)

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 Bushehr Province

Bushehr Province

Bushehr Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the south of the country, with a long coastline onto the Persian Gulf. Its center is Bandar-e-Bushehr, the provincial capital. The province has nine counties: Bushehr, Dashtestan, Dashti, Dayyer, Deylam, Jam, Kangan, Ganaveh and Tangestan...

, 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...

. It has an area of 5,008 km². At the 2006 census, the county's population was 71,285, in 15,465 families. The population is Muslim and they speak various forms of Persian languages including Farsi and the local Dashti. The capital of the county is Khvormuj

Khvormuj

Khvormuj is a city in and capital of Dashti County, Bushehr Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 31,667, in 6,966 families....

. The county is subdivided into three districts: the Central District

Central District (Dashti County)

The Central District of Dashti County is a district in Dashti County, Bushehr Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 41,179, in 9,155 families. The District has one city: Khvormuj....

, Kaki District

Kaki District

Kaki District is a district in Dashti County, Bushehr Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 22,798, in 4,764 families. The District has one city: Kaki....

, and Shonbeh and Tasuj District

Shonbeh and Tasuj District

Shonbeh and Tasuj District is a district in Dashti County, Bushehr Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 7,308, in 1,546 families. The District has one city: Shonbeh....

. The county has three cities: Kaki, Khvormuj

Khvormuj

Khvormuj is a city in and capital of Dashti County, Bushehr Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 31,667, in 6,966 families....

, and Shonbeh

Shonbeh

Shonbeh is a city in and capital of Shonbeh and Tasuj District, in Dashti County, Bushehr Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,414, in 505 families....

.

Dashti County is bounded by the Persian Gulf

Persian Gulf

The Persian Gulf, in Southwest Asia, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.The Persian Gulf was the focus of the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War, in which each side attacked the other's oil tankers...

 to the west, Tangestan County

Tangestan County

Tangestan County is a county in Bushehr Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Ahram. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 63,276, in 14,620 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District and Delvar District...

 to the north and west, Dashtestan County

Dashtestan County

Dashtestan County is a county in Bushehr Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Borazjan. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 222,226, in 47,773 families. The county is subdivided into six districts: the Central District, Bushkan District, Sadabad District, Eram District, Ab...

 to the northeast, Dayyer County

Dayyer County

Deyr County is a county in Bushehr Province in Iran. The capital is Bandar Deyr . At the 2006 census, the county's population was 48,488, in 10,036 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District and Bord Khun District...

  and Kangan County

Kangan County

Kangan County is a county in Bushehr Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Bandar Kangan. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 95,113, in 15,220 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District and Asaluyeh District...

 and to the south, Jam County

Jam County

Jam County is a county in Bushehr Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Jam. At the 2006 census, its population was 37,999, in 8,412 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District and Riz District. The county has two cities: Jam and Riz.-References:* اطلس...

 to the southeast, and Firuzabad County

Firuzabad County

Firuzabad County is a county in Fars Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Firuzabad. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 111,973, in 24,894 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District and Meymand District. The county has two cities:...

to the east. Its central geographic coordinates are: Longitude: 51 10 - 52 10 N, Latitude: 28 10 – 28 45 E

Dashti County has a 25 km coastline along the Persian Gulf, with a climate that is mostly arid or semiarid. The highest point in the county is Mount Beyrami at 1,950 m. Petroleum, natural gas, lime, and stone from quarries are extracted in the county. Wheat, tomatoes, corn, and other grains are grown. There is a local honey industry.

Tourist attractions

• Khormooj fortress
• Dokhtar fortress, located in Lavar-e saheli village
• Darab khan fortress, located in Shonbeh village
• Bahman dan fortress, located in Kaki city
• Mond temple
• Shirine building
• Mond River
• Mount Beyremi
• Mir Aram tomb
• Seyyed Mohammad Amin tomb, located in Kaki city
• Pir hashem tomb, located in Jabri village
• Shahzade Mohammad tomb, located in Sheikhyan village
• Dike Dojhtar, located in the Kaki city
• Baghan village
• Laver-e sharqi village