Central District (Karaj County)
Encyclopedia
The Central District of Karaj County is a district (bakhsh
) in Karaj County
, Alborz Province, Iran
. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,667,024, in 460,242 families. The District has six cities: Karaj
, Mahdasht
, Kamal Shahr
, Mohammadshahr
, Garmdarreh
, and Meshkin Dasht
.
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 Karaj County
Karaj County
Karaj County is a county in Alborz Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Karaj. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 1,709,481, in 472,365 families. The county is subdivided into three districts: the Central District, Asara District, and Eshtehard District...
, Alborz Province, 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 1,667,024, in 460,242 families. The District has six cities: Karaj
Karaj
Karaj is a city in and the capital of Karaj County, Alborz Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,377,450, in 385,955 families, , making it the fifth-largest city in Iran after Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan and Tabriz.) It is situated west of Tehran, at the foothills of the Alborz...
, Mahdasht
Mahdasht
Mahdasht , also Romanized as Mardābād) is a city in the Central District of Karaj County, Alborz Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 43,100, in 10,760 families....
, Kamal Shahr
Kamal Shahr
Kamal Shahr , also Romanized as Kamālābād) is a city in the Central District of Karaj County, Alborz Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 80,435, in 20,940 families....
, Mohammadshahr
Mohammadshahr
Mohammadshahr , also Romanized as Moḩammadābād) is a city in the Central District of Karaj County, Alborz Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 83,126, in 21,071 families....
, Garmdarreh
Garmdarreh
Garmdarreh is a city in the Central District of Karaj County, Alborz Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 12,738, in 3,329 families....
, and Meshkin Dasht
Meshkin Dasht
Meshkin Dasht is a city in the Central District of Karaj County, Alborz Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 43,696, in 11,171 families....
.