Counties of Iran
Restan Shah (Persian شهرستان, singular: schahrestān, plural: schahrestānhā; County ) is the name for the Iranian administrative unit below the provincial level. The Iranian provinces are divided into counties ( shah RESTAN ), below which there is still the circles ( baksch; بخش, singular: Bakhsh, plural: bakhshhā ) and below the level of cities ( shahr ) / counties ( dehestan ) are.
The administrative districts are the administrative level below the provinces (singular: Ostān, plural: ostānhā ) and above the county level Represents the word Shah Restan comes from the Persian word shahr meaning " city " and the ending stan. It is headed by a governor ( فرماندار ).
Iran has 31 provinces, 336 Schahrestans (administrative districts), 889 Bachschs (circles), 1,016 cities ( Shahr ) and 2,400 counties ( Dehestan ) and about 62,000 villages. The Alborz Province was founded on June 23, 2010 by removal of part of the province Tehrān.
A typical cycle includes both cities ( شهر shahr ) and counties ( دهستان, singular: dehestān, plural: dehestānhā ), which groups of neighboring villages. A city within the circle serves as its capital.
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For a better understanding of the administrative units, the following overview serves. As an example, a province P serves two administrative districts ( Shah Restan ): A and B. County A has three circles ( Bachsch ): Center, X and Y. The circle center is the one circle in which lies the town of M, the main town in the county. Each circle contains one or more cities and one or more LK ( counties ). In our example, the center of the circle contains the town of M, N and the city LK T, which is composed of the villages of D1, D2, D3 and D4; District X contains City O and the LK U; and district Y has no cities and a LK. The smallest administrative district consists of only one city as a single circle which means, of course center. County ( Shah Restan ) B in the following table is such a type, it contains only a city: Q.
The following are the administrative districts ( Shah Restan ) are broken down by the Iranian provinces. Be used as the English words for the names of the various administrative units, for example: Ostan (province), Shah Restan ( sub-province/county/city ) Bachsch ( county / district ), Dehestan ( township / rural districts / rural agglomeration ), Abadi (village ).
List of Schahrestans
Alborz
- Eshtehard
- Karaj
- Nazarabad
- Savojbolagh
- Taleghan
Ardabil
- Ardabil
- Bilasavar
- Germi
- Khalkhal
- Kowsar
- Meshginshahr
- Namin
- Nir
- Parsabad
Bushehr
- Assaluyeh
- Bushehr
- Dashtestan
- Dashti
- Dayyer
- Deylam
- Ganaveh
- Jam
- Kangan
- Tangestan
Chahar Mahal and Bachtiyārī
- Ardal
- Borujen
- Farsan
- Kiaar
- Kuhrang
- Lordegan
- Shahr - e Kord
Esfahan
- Aran -o- Bidgol
- Ardestan
- Borkhar -o- Meymeh
- Chadegan
- Falavarjan
- Fereydan
- Fereydunschahr
- Golpayegan
- Isfahan
- Kashan
- Chansar
- Chomeinischahr
- Lendschan
- Lower Semirom
- Mobarakeh
- Na'in
- Nadschafabad
- Natanz
- Semirom
- Schahreza
- Schahinschahr o Meymeh
- Tiran -o- Korun
Fars
- Abadeh
- Arsanjān
- Bavanat
- Darab
- Eqlid
- Estahban
- Farashband
- Fasa
- Firuzabad
- Gerash
- Dschahrom
- Kavar
- Kazerun
- Kherameh
- Khonj
- Khorrambid
- Lamerd
- Larestan
- Mamasani
- Marvdasht
- More
- Neyriz
- Pasargad
- Qir -o- Karzin
- Rostam
- Sarvestan
- Sepidan
- Shiraz
- Zarrindasht
Gilan
- Amlash
- Astara
- Astane -ye - Ashrafiyeh
- Bandar -e Anzali -
- Fuman
- Lāhījān
- Langrud
- Masal
- Rasht
- Rezvanshahr
- Rudbar
- Rudsar
- Shaft
- Siahkal
- Some'e - sara
- Talesch
Golestan
- Aliabad
- Aqqala
- Azadschahr
- Bandar -e -gaz
- Bandar -e Torkaman
- Galikesch
- Gomischan
- Gonbad -e Qaboos
- Gorgan
- Kolaleh
- Kordkuy
- Maravehtapeh
- Minudascht
- Ramian
Hamadan
- Asadabad
- Bahar
- Hamadan
- Kabudrahang
- Malayer
- Nahavad
- Razan
- Tuyserkan
Hormozgan
- Abu Musa
- Bandar Abbas
- Bandar Lengeh
- Bastak
- Gavbandi
- Hadschiabad
- Jask
- Khamir
- Minab
- Qeschm
- Rudan
Ilam
- Abdanan
- Darrehschahr
- Dehloran
- Eyvan
- Ilam
- Malekschahi
- Mehran
- Shirvan -o- Chardavol
Kerman
- Anar
- Anbarabad
- Baft
- Bam
- Bardsir
- Dschiroft
- Fahradsch
- Ghaleye - Ganj
- Kahnudsch
- Kerman
- Kuhbonan
- Manudschan
- Rabar
- Rafsandschan
- Ravar
- Reygan
- Roudbar -e- Dschonub
- Shahr -e- Babak
- Sirjan
- Zarand
Kermanshah
- Dalaho
- Dschavanrud
- Gilan -e- Gharb
- Harsin
- Islamabad -e Gharb -
- Kangavar
- Kermanshah
- Paveh
- Qasr -e Shirin
- Ravansar
- Sahneh
- Sarpol -e- Zahab
- Solas e - Babajani
- Sonqor
Khuzestan
- Abadan
- Ahvaz
- Andika
- Andimeschk
- Baghmalek
- Bavi
- Behbahan
- Khorramshahr
- Dasht -e- Azadegan
- Dezful
- Guotvand
- Haftkel
- Hendijan
- Hoveizeh
- Izeh
- Lali
- Mahschahr
- Masjed Soleyman
- Omidiyeh
- Ramhormoz
- Ramschir
- Schadegan
- Schush
- Schushtar
Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad
- Basht
- Bahmai
- Boyer -Ahmad
- Cheram
- Dena
- Gachsaran
- Kohgeluyeh
- Yasudsch
Kordestān
Lorestan
- Aligudarz
- Azna
- Borudscherd
- Khorramabad
- Delfan
- Dorud
- Doureh
- Kuhdasht
- Pol-e Dochtar
- Selseleh
Markazi
- Ashtian
- Arak
- Delijan
- Khomein
- Khondab
- Komeijan
- Mahallat
- Saveh
- Shazand
- Tafresh
- Zarandieh
Māzandarān
- Abbas abad
- Amol
- Babol
- Babolsar
- Behshahr
- Galugah
- Juybar
- Mahmudabad
- Miyandorud
- Neka
- Noshahr
- Only
- Qaemshahr
- Ramsar
- Sari
- Savadkuh
- Tonekabon
- Chalus
North Khorasan
- Bojnourd
- Esfarayen
- Faroj
- Germeh
- Jajrom
- Maneh -o- Samalqan
- Shirvan
East Azerbaijan
- Ahar
- Ajabshir
- Azarschahr
- Bonab
- Bostanabad
- Tscharuymaq
- Heriz
- Hashtrud
- Dscholfa
- Kalibar
- Khodaafarin
- Malekan
- Maragha
- Marand
- Mianeh
- Osku
- Sarāb
- Shabestar
- Tabriz
- Varzaqan
Qazvin
- Abyek
- Buin -Zahra
- Qazvin
- Takestan
Qom
- Qom
Razavi Khorasan
- Bajestan
- Bardaskan
- Chenaran
- Dargaz
- Davarzan
- Fariman
- Firuzeh
- Gonabad
- Jowayin
- Joghatai
- Kalat
- Kashmar
- Khaf
- Khalilabad
- Khoschab
- Mahvelat
- Mashhad
- Nishapur
- Quchan
- Raschtkhar
- Sabzevar
- Sarakhs
- Takht -e- Jolgeh
- Taybad
- Torghabe -o- Shandiz
- Torbat -e -Jam
- Torbat -e- Heydarieh
- Zave
Semnan
Sistan and Baluchistan
- Dalgan
- Hirmand
- Iranshahr
- Chasch
- Konarak
- Mehrestan
- Nikshahr
- Saravan
- Sarbaz
- Sib o Soran
- Tschahbahar
- Zabol
- Zahedan
- Zehak
South Khorasan
- Birjand
- Boshruyeh
- Darmian
- Ferdows
- Nehbandan
- Qaen
- Sarayan
- Sarbisheh
Tehran
- Damavand
- Firuzkuh
- Islamschahr
- Malard
- Pakdasht
- Pischva
- Robat - Karim
- Ray
- Shemiranat
- Shahryar
- Shahr -e Qods
- Tehran
- Varamin
West Azerbaijan
- Bukan
- Chaipareh
- Chaldiran
- Khoy
- Mahabad
- Maku
- Miandoab
- Naghadeh
- Oschnaviyeh
- Piranschahr
- Poldasht
- Salama
- Sardasht
- Schahindedsch
- Schowt
- Takab
- Urmia
Yazd
Zanjan
- Abhar
- Chodabandeh
- Chorramdarreh
- Eedschrud
- Mahneschan
- Tarom
- Zanjan