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Mahabad County شهرستان مهاباد
County
Location of Mahabad County in West Azerbaijan Province.
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
Capital	Mahabad
Bakhsh (Districts)	Central District, Khalifan District
Population (2006)
• Total	197,441
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
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Mahabad County (Persian: شهرستان مهاباد) is a county in West Azerbaijan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Mahabad. Because of its strategic position and its proximity with the border the city is a stop for many travelers. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 197,441 (100,085 men and 97,358 women), in 42,493 families.^[1] The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District and Khalifan District. The county has one city: Mahabad.

Administrative divisions

According to the national 2006 census, the county is divided as follows:

Districts

Cities

Mahabad
Khalifan

Rural Districts

Akhtachi-ye Gharbi Rural District, in Central District
Mokriyan-e Gharbi Rural District, in Central District
Mokriyan-e Sharqi Rural District, in Central District
Kani Bazar Rural District, in Khalifan District
Mangur-e Sharqi Rural District, in Khalifan District

Geography

The county, with an area of 2591 km², is approximatively located at 36°46'N,45°43'E. The climate is mountainous with cold winters and temperate summers. Mahabad river flows through the capital.

Two cities of Mukrian:

#	City	Population
1.	Mahabad	180.000
2.	Piranshahr	130.403

References

^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.

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

v t e West Azerbaijan province, Iran
List of cities, towns and villages in West Azerbaijan Province
Capital	Urmia
Counties and cities	Bukan County Bukan Simmineh Chaldoran County Siah Cheshmeh Avajiq Chaypareh County Qarah Zia od Din Khoy County Khoy Firuraq Ivughli Mahabad County Mahabad Maku County Maku Bazargan Miandoab County Miandoab Baruq Chahar Borj Naqadeh County Naqadeh Mohammadyar Oshnavieh County Oshnavieh Nalus Piranshahr County Piranshahr Gerd Kashaneh Poldasht County Poldasht Salmas County Salmas Tazeh Shahr Sardasht County Sardasht Mirabad Rabat Shahin Dezh County Shahin Dezh Keshavarz Mahmudabad Showt County Showt Marganlar Yowla Galdi Takab County Takab Urmia County Urmia Nushin Qushchi Serow Silvaneh
Tourism	Teppe Hasanlu Kelashin Stele Bastam Citadel Takht-e Soleymān Lake Urmia Zarrineh River Shalmash Falls St. Mary Church St. Thaddeus Monastery Chapel of Dzordzor St. George Church Jameh Mosque of Urmia Baghchejogh museum and palace Segonbad Ghoutour Bridge
Places	List of cities, towns and villages in West Azerbaijan Province

Mahabad County

Capital

Mahabad

Districts

Central

Cities

Mahabad, Gug Tappeh

Rural Districts
and villages

Akhtachi-ye Gharbi (West Akhtachi)	Aminabad Bajvand Bardeh Mish Basri Borhan Bowzeh Darman Dustali Haftvaneh Hajji Ali Kand Isa Kand Kani Kowtar Kapeh Kand Kelijeh Khatunbagh Khatunkhas Kohneh Deh Dum Lachin Qalat Qaleh Jugheh Qamtareh Qarah Bolagh Qezeljeh-ye Sofla Qurghan Sahulan Sanjaq Sarvaneh Seyyedabad Shilanabad Sichan Bolaghi Tekanlujeh Utmish Uzun Darreh-ye Olya Uzun Darreh-ye Sofla Yadabad-e Olya Yadabad-e Sofla Zagadrav
Mokriyan-e Gharbi (West Mokriyan)	Albolagh Chumelan Dareh Lak Dash Khaneh Dash Teymur Deh Bekr Deryaz Ebrahimeh Egriqash Gapis Gerd-e Yaqub Guleh Hajjiabad Hamzehabad Kahrizeh-ye Sheykhan Khalifeh Khaneqah-e Khangeh Khvor Khvoreh Kohneh Deh Kowtar Kuseh Kahriz Mahabad Culture and Technology Centre Pain Darreh Qarah Khan Qarah Qeshlaq Qaziabad Qezel Qapi Qojiabad Qomqaleh Salim Saghul Selakeh Tut Aghaj Yusef Kandi
Mokriyan-e Sharqi (East Mokriyan)	Abdollahabad Azad Badam Bardeh Rashan Gabazeleh Gerdeh Gerow Gerdeh Rash Hajji Khvosh Khatai Kichabad Laj Mahabad Industrial Estate Qapi-ye Baba Ali Qarah Dagh Qolqoleh Tang-e Balekeh Torshakan