Tabriz County
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Tabriz County is a county
in East Azerbaijan Province in Iran
. The capital of the county is Tabriz
. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 1,557,241, in 423,775 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District
and Khosrowshahr District
. The county has five cities: Tabriz
, Basmenj
, Sardrud
, Malek Kian
, and Khosrowshahr.
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 East Azerbaijan Province 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 Tabriz
Tabriz
Tabriz is the fourth largest city and one of the historical capitals of Iran and the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. Situated at an altitude of 1,350 meters at the junction of the Quri River and Aji River, it was the second largest city in Iran until the late 1960s, one of its former...
. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 1,557,241, in 423,775 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District
Central District (Tabriz County)
The Central District of Tabriz County is a district in Tabriz County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,521,239, in 414,499 families. The District has four cities: Tabriz, Sardrud, Malek Kian, and Basmenj....
and Khosrowshahr District
Khosrowshahr District
Khosrowshahr District is a district in Tabriz County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 36,002, in 9,276 families. The District has one city: Khosrowshahr...
. The county has five cities: Tabriz
Tabriz
Tabriz is the fourth largest city and one of the historical capitals of Iran and the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. Situated at an altitude of 1,350 meters at the junction of the Quri River and Aji River, it was the second largest city in Iran until the late 1960s, one of its former...
, Basmenj
Basmenj
Basmenj is a city in the Central District of Tabriz County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 10,736, in 2,873 families....
, Sardrud
Sardrud
Sardrud is a city in the Central District of Tabriz County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 24,858, in 6,903 families....
, Malek Kian
Malek Kian
Malek Kian is a city in the Central District of Tabriz County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,066, in 269 families....
, and Khosrowshahr.