Kaleybar 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 Kaleybar

Kaleybar

Kaleybar is a city in and the capital of Kaleybar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 9,030, in 2,397 families.-External links:* Falling Rain Genomics, Inc....

. In addition to the capital city, the county is noted for the Arasbaran forests protected area

Arasbaran

Arasbārān or Qaradağ , is a UNESCO registered biosphere in East Azarbaijan Province, Iran, with a varying altitude from 256m in the vicinity of Aras River to 2896m and covers an area of 78560 hectares. It include some historical places like Babak Khorramdin's Castle...

 and the Bazz Galasi, the fortress of Babak Khorramdin

Babak Khorramdin

Bābak Khorram-Din was one of the main Persian revolutionary leaders of the Iranian Khorram-Dinān , which was a local freedom movement fighting the Abbasid Caliphate. Khorramdin appears to be a compound analogous to dorustdin and Behdin "Good Religion" , and are considered an offshoot of...

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At the 2006 census, the county's population (including those portions later split off to form Khoda Afarin County) was 87,259, in 19,250 families; excluding those portions, the population was 52,798, in 11,758 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District

Central District (Kaleybar County)

The Central District of Kaleybar County is a district in Kaleybar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 27,676, in 6,450 families. The District has one city: Kaleybar....

 and Abish Ahmad District

Abish Ahmad District

Abish Ahmad District is a district in Kaleybar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 25,122, in 5,308 families. The District has one city: Abish Ahmad....

. The county has two cities: Kaleybar

Kaleybar

Kaleybar is a city in and the capital of Kaleybar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 9,030, in 2,397 families.-External links:* Falling Rain Genomics, Inc....

 and Abish Ahmad.

Districts

Kaleybar County is divided into three districts

Bakhsh

A bakhsh is a type of administrative division of Iran. While sometimes translated as county, it is more accurately translated as district, as they are similar to a township in the United States or a district of England....

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• Kaleybar Central District (Markazi)
  Central District (Kaleybar County)
  The Central District of Kaleybar County is a district in Kaleybar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 27,676, in 6,450 families. The District has one city: Kaleybar....
  
   administered from Kaleybar;
• Abish Ahmad District
  Abish Ahmad District
  Abish Ahmad District is a district in Kaleybar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 25,122, in 5,308 families. The District has one city: Abish Ahmad....
  
   with Abish Ahmad as its administrative seat