Shahrud County
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Shahrud County is a county
in Semnan Province
in Iran
. The capital of the county is Shahrud. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 225,007, in 62,196 families. The county is subdivided into four districts: the Central District
, Bastam District
, Beyarjomand District
, and Meyami District
. The county has six cities: Shahrud, Meyami, Bastam
, Mojen
, Kalateh Khij, and Beyarjomand.
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 Semnan Province
Semnan Province
Semnan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the north of the country, and its center is Semnan. The province of Semnan covers an area of 96,816 square kilometers and stretches along the Alborz mountain range and borders to Dasht-e Kavir desert in its southern parts.Counties of...
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 Shahrud. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 225,007, in 62,196 families. The county is subdivided into four districts: the Central District
Central District (Shahrud County)
The Central District of Shahrud County is a district in Shahrud County, Semnan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 142,663, in 39,805 families. The District has one city: Shahrud....
, Bastam District
Bastam District
Bastam District is a district in Shahrud County, Semnan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 37,635, in 10,380 families. The District has three cities: Bastam, Mojen, and Kalateh Khij....
, Beyarjomand District
Beyarjomand District
Beyarjomand District is a district in Shahrud County, Semnan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 7,885, in 2,428 families. The District has one city: Beyarjomand....
, and Meyami District
Meyami District
Meyami District ) is a district in Shahrud County, Semnan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 36,824, in 9,583 families. The District has one city: Meyami....
. The county has six cities: Shahrud, Meyami, Bastam
Bastam
Bastam is the site of an ancient Urartian citadel from ca. the 7th century BC, located in modern northwestern Iran. On August 9, 2007, it was proposed to be a UNESCO World Heritage Site.-External links:...
, Mojen
Mojen
Mojen is a city in Bastam District, Shahrud County, Semnan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 5,526, in 1,554 families....
, Kalateh Khij, and Beyarjomand.