Buin-Zahra 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 Qazvin Province

Qazvin Province

The Qazvin Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the north-west of the country, and its center is the city of Qazvin. The province was created in 1993 out of part of Tehran Province and includes 20 cities: Qazvin, Takestan, Abyek, Buin-Zahra, Eqhbalieh, Mohammadieh, Alvand,...

 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 Buin Zahra

Buin Zahra

Buin Zahra is a city in and capital of Buin Zahra County, Qazvin Province, Iran. At the 2006 census its population was 15,858, in 4,250 families....

. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 153,873, in 38,377 families. The county consists of six districts: Avaj District

Avaj District

Avaj District is a district in Buin Zahra County, Qazvin Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 22,273, in 5,607 families. The District has one city: Avaj....

, Ramand District

Ramand District

Ramand District is a district in Buin Zahra County, Qazvin Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 18,054, in 4,518 families. The District has one city: Danesfahan....

, Shal District

Shal District

Shal District is a district in Buin Zahra County, Qazvin Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 23,935, in 5,527 families. The District has one city: Shal....

, the Central District

Central District (Buin Zahra County)

The Central District of Buin Zahra County is a district in Buin Zahra County, Qazvin Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 89,204, in 21,632 families. The District has two cities: Buin Zahra and Sagezabad....

, Abgarm District

Abgarm District

Abgarm District is a district in Buin Zahra County, Qazvin Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 15,823, in 4,130 families. The District has one city: Abgarm....

, and Dashtabi District

Dashtabi District

Dashtabi District is a district in Buin Zahra County, Qazvin Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 24,139, in 5,879 families. The District has one city: Ardak....

. The county has seven cities: Buin Zahra

Buin Zahra

Buin Zahra is a city in and capital of Buin Zahra County, Qazvin Province, Iran. At the 2006 census its population was 15,858, in 4,250 families....

, Abgarm

Abgarm

Abgarm or Abegarm is a city in and the capital of Abgarm District, in Buin Zahra County, Qazvin Province, Iran. Abgarm lies along Road 37, about 20 kilometres north by road from Avaj. At the 2006 census its population was 5,191, in 1,345 families....

, Ardak

Ardak

Ardak is a city in and the capital of Dashtabi District, in Buin Zahra County, Qazvin Province, Iran. At the 2006 census its population was 4,832, in 1,262 families....

, Avaj

Avaj

Avaj is a city in and capital of Avaj District, in Buin Zahra County, Qazvin Province, Iran. At the 2006 census its population was 3,695, in 1,042 families....

, Danesfahan

Danesfahan

Danesfahan is a city in and the capital of Ramand District, in Buin Zahra County, Qazvin Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 8,687, in 2,141 families....

, Sagezabad

Sagezabad

Sagezabad or Sagz-Abad is a city in the Central District of Buin Zahra County, Qazvin Province, Iran. At the 2006 census its population was 4,953, in 1,324 families....

, and Shal

Shal

Shal is a city in and the capital of Shal District, in Buin Zahra County, Qazvin Province, Iran. At the 2006 census its population was 15,104, in 3,348 families....

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In popular culture

Jalal Al-e-Ahmad

Jalal Al-e-Ahmad

Jalal Al-e-Ahmad was a prominent Iranian writer, thinker, and social and political critic.-Personal life:...

's monograph

Monograph

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: "Tat

Tats

Tats are an Iranian people, presently living within Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Russia ....

 people of Block-e-Zahra" provides detailed description of the region.

The Buin-Zahra is famous for pistachio, there is lots of pistachio garden in this area. The main street in capital(Buin-Zahra) is Vali Asr St.

Azad University of Buin-Zahra is also located in this city about 10 minutes from City Center.

One of the tourist attraction in this area is "Mehregan Town" which is located in north of Buin-Zahra, 14 minutes from Buin-Zahra Square.

Earthquakes

The area was devastateed by the 1962 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake

1962 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake

The 1962 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake occurred on September 1, 1962, in the area of Bou'in-Zahra, Qazvin Province, Iran. 12,225 fatalities resulted from the massive, magnitude 7.1 earthquake....

 and again by the 2002 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake

2002 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake

The 2002 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake occurred on June 22, 2002 in a region of northwestern Iran which is crossed by several major fault lines. The earthquake's epicenter was near the city of Bou'in-Zahra in Qazvin Province, an area known for destructive earthquakes...

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