Germi 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 Ardabil Province

Ardabil Province

Ardabil Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the north west of the country, bordering the Republic of Azerbaijan and the provinces of East Azerbaijan, Zanjan, and Gilan. Its centre is the city of Ardabil...

 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...

.It placed in north of Ardabil

Ardabil

Ardabil is a historical city in north-western Iran. The name Ardabil probably comes from the Zoroastrian name of "Artavil" which means a holy place. Ardabil is the center of Ardabil Province. At the 2006 census, its population was 412,669, in 102,818 families...

 city. The capital of the county is Germi

Germi

Germi is a city in and the capital of Germi County, Ardabil Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 28,348, in 6,382 families....

. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 89,248, in 18,710 families. The county is divided into three districts: Anguti District

Anguti District

Anguti District is a district in Germi County, Ardabil Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 27,494, in 5,626 families. The District has one city: Tazeh Kand-e Anguti....

, the Central District

Central District (Germi County)

The Central District of Germi County is a district in Germi County, Ardabil Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 48,790, in 10,528 families. The District has one city: Germi....

, and Muran District

Muran District

Muran District is a district in Germi County, Ardabil Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 12,964, in 2,556 families. The District is entirely rural....

. The county has two cities: Germi

Germi

Germi is a city in and the capital of Germi County, Ardabil Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 28,348, in 6,382 families....

 and Tazeh Kand-e Anguti

Tazeh Kand-e Anguti

Tazeh Kand-e Anguti is a city in and the capital of Anguti District, in Germi County, Ardabil Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,556, in 364 families....

.

The history of the county reaches back to 1734. Germi is located 120 km (74.6 mi) from Ardabil

Ardabil

Ardabil is a historical city in north-western Iran. The name Ardabil probably comes from the Zoroastrian name of "Artavil" which means a holy place. Ardabil is the center of Ardabil Province. At the 2006 census, its population was 412,669, in 102,818 families...

, the capital of the province. The yearly precipitation

Precipitation (meteorology)

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 is 300 mm (11.8 in) and a temperature of -10 C allows farmers to reach good yealds in growing cereals.
Germi

Germi

Germi is a city in and the capital of Germi County, Ardabil Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 28,348, in 6,382 families....

 is reletaively new by Iranian standards; established in the year 900 of the Islamic calendar when Shah Ismaieal allowed 5 shiat families migrate to this region. There were some other places and cities in Azerbaijan of I.R. Iran and Azerbaijan that are called Germi.

The most historical place in this county is Barzand Castle that was the castle

Castle

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 of Afshin

Afshin

Afshin is a common Persian and Turkish given name, derived from the princely title of the rulers of Ošrūsana at the time of the Muslim conquest...

 who battled with Babak Khorramdin

Babak Khorramdin

Bābak Khorram-Din was one of the main Persian revolutionary leaders of the Iranian Khorram-Dinān , which was a local freedom movement fighting the Abbasid Caliphate. Khorramdin appears to be a compound analogous to dorustdin and Behdin "Good Religion" , and are considered an offshoot of...

 in earlier century of Islamic history. People of this county are Muslim

Muslim

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 and speech in Azeri language.
The largest river of country is Dareroud; it issues from southern and eastern foot of Sabalan

Sabalan

Sabalan is an inactive stratovolcano in Ardabil province of northwestern Iran. It is the third highest mountain in Iran with a permanent crater lake formed at its summit. Sabalan has a ski resort and different tourist areas such as the Sarein spa...

 and joins to Aras

Aras

Aras may refer to:*Aras , an autochthon in Greek mythology, father of Araethyrea and Aoris*ARAS, the Ascending Reticular Activating System*ARAS, the Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism...

river on the northern border of I.R.Iran. This river is the largest internal river of Ardabil province.