Central District (Sarakhs County)
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The Central District of Sarakhs County is a district (bakhsh
) in Sarakhs County
, Razavi Khorasan Province
, Iran
. At the 2006 census, its population was 69,404, in 15,867 families. The District has one city: Sarakhs
.
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 Sarakhs County
Sarakhs County
Sarakhs County is a county in Razavi Khorasan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Sarakhs. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 85,524, in 19,485 families. The county has two districts: Central District and Marzdaran District...
, Razavi Khorasan Province
Razavi Khorasan Province
Razavi Khorasan Province is a province located in northeastern Iran. Mashhad is the centre and capital of the province.Other cities and townships are Ghouchan, Dargaz, Chenaran, Sarakhs, Fariman, Torbat-e Heydarieh, Torbat-e Jam, Taybad, Khaf, Roshtkhar, Kashmar, Bardaskan, Nishapur, Sabzevar,...
, 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 69,404, in 15,867 families. The District has one city: Sarakhs
Sarakhs
Sarakhs is a city in and capital of Sarakhs County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. Sarakhs was once a stopping point along the Silk Road, and in its 11th century heyday had many libraries and a famous school of architects. Much of the original city site is now just across the border at Saraghs...
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