Kashmar County
Encyclopedia
Kashmar County is a county
in Razavi Khorasan Province
in Iran
. The capital of the county is Kashmar
. At the 2006 census, its population was 146,536, in 39,554 families. The county is subdivided into two districts (bakhsh
): the Central Distrct
and Kohsorkh District
. The county has two cities: Kashmar
and Rivash.
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 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,...
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...
. The capital of the county is Kashmar
Kashmar
Kashmar is a city in and the capital of Kashmar County, in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. Kashmar is located near the river Sish Taraz in the western part of the province, and south of the province's capital Mashhad, in Iran, from east to Bardaskan, west to Torbat-e Heydarieh, north to...
. At the 2006 census, its population was 146,536, in 39,554 families. The county is subdivided into two districts (bakhsh
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....
): the Central Distrct
Central District (Kashmar County)
The Central District of Kashmar County is a district in Kashmar County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 119,507, in 32,143 families. The District has one city: Kashmar....
and Kohsorkh District
Kohsorkh District
Kohsorkh District is a district in Kashmar County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 27,029, in 7,411 families. The District has one city: Rivash....
. The county has two cities: Kashmar
Kashmar
Kashmar is a city in and the capital of Kashmar County, in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. Kashmar is located near the river Sish Taraz in the western part of the province, and south of the province's capital Mashhad, in Iran, from east to Bardaskan, west to Torbat-e Heydarieh, north to...
and Rivash.