Central District (Salmas County)
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The Central District of Salmas County is a district (bakhsh
) in Salmas County
, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
. At the 2006 census, its population was 150,256, in 34,974 families. The District has two cities: Salmas
and Tazeh Shahr
.
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 Salmas County
Salmas County
Salmas County is a county in West Azarbaijan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Salmas. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 107,677, in 20,617 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District and Kuhsar District...
, West Azerbaijan 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 150,256, in 34,974 families. The District has two cities: Salmas
Salmas
Salmas is a city in and the capital of Salmas County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 79,560, in 19,806 families....
and Tazeh Shahr
Tazeh Shahr
Tazeh Shahr is a city in the Central District of Salmas County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 8,216, in 1,783 families.The city sustained damage in the 1930 Salmas earthquake....
.