Dashti County

Dashti County

شهرستان دشتی
Dashti County شهرستان دشتی
County
	Location in Bushehr Province
	Location of Bushehr Province in Iran
	Coordinates: 28°29′N 51°33′E / 28.483°N 51.550°ECoordinates: 28°29′N 51°33′E / 28.483°N 51.550°E
Country	Iran
Province	Bushehr Province
Capital	Khormuj
Bakhsh (Districts)	Central District, Kaki District, Shonbeh and Tasuj District
Population (2019)
• Total	70,000
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
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Dashti County (Persian: شهرستان دشتی) is one of the nine counties (shahrestans) in Bushehr Province, Iran. It has an area of 5,008 km². At the 2016 census, the county's population was 86,319 with 24,474 households.^[1] The population is Muslim and they speak various forms of Persian languages including Farsi and the local Dashti. The capital of the county is Khormuj. The county is subdivided into three districts: the Central District, Kaki District, and Shonbeh and Tasuj District. The county has four cities: Kaki, Khormuj, Baduleh and Shonbeh.

Dashti County is bounded by the Persian Gulf to the west, Tangestan County to the north and west, Dashtestan County to the northeast, Dayyer County and Kangan County and to the south, Jam County to the southeast, and Firuzabad County to the east. Its central geographic coordinates are: Longitude: 51 10 - 52 10 N, Latitude: 28 10 – 28 45 E

Dashti County has a 25 km coastline along the Persian Gulf, with a climate that is mostly arid or semiarid. The highest point in the county is Mount Beyrami at 1,950 m. Petroleum, natural gas, lime, and stone from quarries are extracted in the county. Wheat, tomatoes, corn, and other grains are grown. There is a local honey industry.

Tourist attractions[]

Khormooj fortress
Dokhtar fortress, located in Lavar-e saheli village
Darab khan fortress, located in Shonbeh village
Bahman dan fortress, located in Kaki city
Mond temple
Shirine building
Mond River
Mount Beyremi
Mir Aram tomb
Seyyed Mohammad Amin tomb, located in Kaki city
Pir hashem tomb, located in Jabri village
Shahzade Mohammad tomb, located in Sheikhyan village
Dike Dojhtar, located in the Kaki city
Baghan village
Laver-e sharqi village

2013 Dashti County earthquake[]

A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck the town of Shonbeh and villages of Shonbeh and Tasuj District in Dashti County on 9 April 2013, killing at least thirty-seven people. ^[2]

References[]

^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
^ Iran quake kills 37, injures more than 850

اطلس گیتاشناسی استان‌های ایران [Atlas Gitashenasi Ostanhai Iran] (Gitashenasi Province Atlas of Iran)

External links[]

[1] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.

[2] Iran quake kills 37, injures more than 850

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