Central District (Birjand County)
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The Central District of Birjand County is a district (bakhsh
) in Birjand County
, South Khorasan Province
, Iran
. At the 2006 census, its population was 196,834, in 52,986 families. The District has one city: Birjand
.
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....
) in Birjand County
Birjand County
Birjand County is a county in South Khorasan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Birjand. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 221,756, in 60,240 families. The county has two districts : Central District and Khusf District. The county has two cities: Birjand and...
, South Khorasan Province
South Khorasan Province
South Khorasan Province is a province located in eastern Iran. Birjand is the centre of the province. The other major cities are Ferdows and Qaen....
, 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...
. At the 2006 census, its population was 196,834, in 52,986 families. The District has one city: Birjand
Birjand
Birjand is the east Iranian provincial capital of South Khorasan and the centre of the county Birjand resp. Quhestan, known for its saffron, barberry, rug and handmade carpet exports....
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