Mashhad County
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Mashhad 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...

 (shahrestān
Shahrestan
Shahrestan or Shahristan may refer to:*Counties of Iran*Shahristan District*Shahrestan, Afghanistan...

) in Razavi Khorasan Province
Razavi Khorasan Province
Razavi Khorasan Province is a province located in northeastern Iran. Mashhad is the centre and capital of the province.Other cities and townships are Ghouchan, Dargaz, Chenaran, Sarakhs, Fariman, Torbat-e Heydarieh, Torbat-e Jam, Taybad, Khaf, Roshtkhar, Kashmar, Bardaskan, Nishapur, Sabzevar,...

 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 Mashhad
Mashhad
Mashhad , is the second largest city in Iran and one of the holiest cities in the Shia Muslim world. It is also the only major Iranian city with an Arabic name. It is located east of Tehran, at the center of the Razavi Khorasan Province close to the borders of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. Its...

. At the 2006 census, its population (including parts of the county later split from it to form Torqabeh e Shandiz County) was 2,848,637, in 746,652 families; excluding those portions, the population was 2,798,298 in 732,996 families. Mashhad County is the most populous county in Razavi Khorasan Province.

Districts

The county is divided in three districts (bakhsh
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....

), with their capitals:
  • Ahmadabad
    Ahmadabad District (Iran)
    Ahmadabad District is a district in Mashhad County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 51,267, in 13,424 families. The District has one city: Malekabad....

    , capital: Malekabad
    Malekabad, Razavi Khorasan
    Malekabad is a city in and the capital of Ahmadabad District, in Mashhad County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,161, in 302 families....

  • Central
    Central District (Mashhad County)
    The Central District of Mashhad County is a district in Mashhad County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,679,938, in 704,045 families. The District has one city: Mashhad....

    , capital: (Mashhad
    Mashhad
    Mashhad , is the second largest city in Iran and one of the holiest cities in the Shia Muslim world. It is also the only major Iranian city with an Arabic name. It is located east of Tehran, at the center of the Razavi Khorasan Province close to the borders of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. Its...

    )
  • Razaviyeh
    Razaviyeh District
    Razaviyeh District is a district in Mashhad County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 67,093, in 15,527 families. The District has one city: Razaviyeh....

    , capital: Razaviyeh
    Razaviyeh
    Razaviyeh is a city in and capital of Razaviyeh District, in Mashhad County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,785, in 697 families....



The districts are further divided in smaller units, like cities or towns (shahr) and rural units (dehestān).
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