Sarakhs County
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Sarakhs County is a county
in Razavi Khorasan Province
in Iran
. The capital of the county is Sarakhs
. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 85,524, in 19,485 families. The county has two districts: Central District
and Marzdaran District
. The county has two cities: Mazdavand
and Sarakhs
.
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 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 Sarakhs
Sarakhs
Sarakhs is a city in and capital of Sarakhs County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. Sarakhs was once a stopping point along the Silk Road, and in its 11th century heyday had many libraries and a famous school of architects. Much of the original city site is now just across the border at Saraghs...
. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 85,524, in 19,485 families. The county has two districts: Central District
Central District (Sarakhs County)
The Central District of Sarakhs County is a district in Sarakhs County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 69,404, in 15,867 families. The District has one city: Sarakhs....
and Marzdaran District
Marzdaran District
Marzdaran District is a district in Sarakhs County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 16,120, in 3,618 families. The District has one city: Mazdavand....
. The county has two cities: Mazdavand
Mazdavand
Mazdavand is a city in and the capital of Marzdaran District, in Sarakhs County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,028, in 248 families....
and Sarakhs
Sarakhs
Sarakhs is a city in and capital of Sarakhs County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. Sarakhs was once a stopping point along the Silk Road, and in its 11th century heyday had many libraries and a famous school of architects. Much of the original city site is now just across the border at Saraghs...
.