Kaleybar County

Kaleybar County
شهرستان کلیبر
—  County  —
Location of Kaleybar County in East Azerbaijan Province
Coordinates:
Country  Iran
Province East Azerbaijan
Capital Kaleybar
Bakhsh (Districts) Central District, Abish Ahmad District
Population (2006)
 • Total 52,798
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)
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Kaleybar County (Persian: شهرستان کلیبر) is a county in East Azerbaijan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Kaleybar. In addition to the capital city, the county is noted for the Arasbaran forests protected area[1] and the Bazz Galasi, the fortress of Babak Khorramdin.[2]

At the 2006 census, the county's population (including those portions later split off to form Khoda Afarin County) was 87,259, in 19,250 families; excluding those portions, the population was 52,798, in 11,758 families.[3] The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District and Abish Ahmad District. The county has two cities: Kaleybar and Abish Ahmad.

Districts

Kaleybar County is divided into three districts:

References

  1. ^ Adamec, Ludwig W. (1976) Historical Gazetteer of Iran: Tehran and Northwestern Iran Akademische Drucku. Verlagsanstalt, Graz, Austria, page 326, ISBN 3-201-00992-X
  2. ^ Burke, Andrew and Elliott. Mark (2008) Iran Lonely Planet, Footscray, Victoria, Australia, page 159, ISBN 978-1-74104-293-1
  3. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Islamic Republic of Iran. http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/03.xls.