Buin Zahra County
Buin Zahra County
شهرستان بوئینزهرا | |
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 Counties of Qazvin Province | |
 Location of Qazvin Province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 35°37′N 49°42′E / 35.617°N 49.700°ECoordinates: 35°37′N 49°42′E / 35.617°N 49.700°E | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | Qazvin Province |
| Capital | Buin Zahra |
| Bakhsh (Districts) | Central District, Ramand District, Shal District, Dashtabi District |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 153,873 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
| Buin Zahra County at GEOnet Names Server | |
Buin-Zahra County (Persian: شهرستان بوئینزهرا) is a county in Qazvin Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Buin Zahra. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 153,873, in 38,377 families.[1] The county consists of four districts: Ramand District, Shal District, the Central District, and Dashtabi District. The county has five cities: Buin Zahra, Ardak, Danesfahan, Sagzabad, and Shal. (Iran)[2][3][4][5]
Population[]
The population of this county in 2016 was equal to 122,994 people.[6] The majority of the population of this county is Azerbaijani turks.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] But a minority of Tat people with a population of about 30,000 also live in the cities of Shal, Dansefahan and Sagzabad.[13]
In popular culture[]
Jalal Al-e-Ahmad's monograph: "Tat people of Block-e-Zahra" provides detailed description of the region.
The Buin-Zahra is famous for pistachio and boasts many pistachio gardens. The main street in capital(Buin-Zahra) is Vali Asr St.
Azad University of Buin-Zahra is also located in this city about ten minutes from City Center.
One of the tourist attraction in this area is "Mehregan Town" which is located in north of Buin-Zahra, 14 minutes from Buin-Zahra Square.
Earthquakes[]
The area was devastated by the 1962 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake and again by the 2002 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake.
References[]
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
- ^ The Tati dialects in the Sociolinguistic Context of Northwestern Iran and Transcaucasia, Stilo, D. 1981: In: Iranian Studies 14.3/4, 137-187.
- ^ Yar-Shater, Ehsan (5 April 1969). A grammar of southern Tati dialects. Mouton – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Tats of Iran and Caucasus, Ali Abdoli, 2010.
- ^ "Takestani".
- ^ Population
- ^ Bultannews
- ^ ایران شناسی:بوئینزهرا
- ^ Municipality
- ^ گشتول
- ^ وزارت میراث فرهنگی
- ^ [1]
- ^ Roshdamag
- اطلس گیتاشناسی استانهای ایران [Atlas Gitashenasi Ostanhai Iran] (Gitashenasi Province Atlas of Iran)
External links[]
Media related to Buin Zahra County at Wikimedia Commons
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