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Bakhsh (بخش)
Bakhsh (بخش, "share, portion") is Iran's third-level administrative division between county (shahrestan) and rural district (dehestan), headed by a bakhshdar under the county farmandar; 1,193 existed in 1404 (2025-26), created by cabinet approval under population thresholds.
Counties of Iran
Counties of Iran, called shahrestan (شهرستان), are the second-level administrative divisions under provinces (ostan), each run by a farmandar. Counts grew from 49 in 1937 to 474 today.
Mashhad (district)
Mashhad District, also known as the Central District, is a district of Mashhad County in Iran. Defined by a 1990 decree, it contains the rural districts of Tabadkan, Tus, Kardeh, and Miyan Velayat.
Shahrestān-e Shīrvān va Chardāval
Shahrestān-e Shīrvān va Chardāval (شهرستان شیروان و چرداول), Shirvan and Chardavol County, a former county of Ilam Province, Iran, centered on Sarableh; separated from Ilam County in 1981, renamed Chardavol County in 2013, later split into Chardavol, Sirvan, and Holeylan counties.
Tehrān (district)
Tehran (تهران) is the capital city of Iran, divided into 22 municipal districts counted individually in national censuses; District 2 grew from 458,089 in 1996 to 701,303 in 2016.