Shahrud District

Not to be confused with Shahrud Rural District.

Shahrud District (Persian: بخش شاهرود) is a district (bakhsh) in Khalkhal County, Ardabil Province, Iran.

Geography

The District is located in the Alborz (Elburz) mountain range.

The District has one city: Kolowr.

The District has three rural districts (dehestan): Palanga Rural District, Shahrud Rural District, and Shal Rural District.

People

At the 2006 census, the population of Shahrud District was 13,701, in 3,604 families.[1]

Tati is main language of Shahrud district.[2]

References

  1. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
  2. Tati Language (An Introduction), Professor Ehsan Yarshater


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