Bastak County

Bastak County
شهرستان بستک

Location in Hormozgan Province

Location of Hormozgan Province in Iran
Coordinates: 27°11′53″N 54°22′7″E / 27.19806°N 54.36861°E / 27.19806; 54.36861Coordinates: 27°11′53″N 54°22′7″E / 27.19806°N 54.36861°E / 27.19806; 54.36861
Country Iran
Province Hormozgan Province
Population (2006)
 • Total 65,716
Time zone +3.5
Area code(s) 0782-362

Bastak County (Persian: شهرستان بستک‎) is a county in Hormozgan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Bastak.[1] At the 2006 census, the county's population was 65,716, in 13,563 families.[2] The county is divided into three districts: the Central District, Jenah District, and Kukherd District. The county has three cities: Bastak, Janah, and Kukherd.

Bastak was traditionally part of the region of Irahistan. Bastak's inhabitants are mainly Sunni Muslims and speak Achomi language. Bastakis are Achomi people of Persian background. The Bastaki accent of Achomi language is very similar to the Khonji, Gerashi and Fedaghi accents.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Gitashenasi Province Atlas of Iran
    اطلس گیتاشناسی استان‌های ایران     Archived May 22, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.

References

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  • محمدیان، کوخری، محمد ، “ (به یاد کوخرد) “، ج1. ج2. چاپ اول، دبی: سال انتشار 2003 میلادی Mohammed Kookherdi Mohammadyan (2003), Beyade Kookherd, third edition : Dubai.
  • محمدیان، کوخردی ، محمد ، «شهرستان بستک و بخش کوخرد» ، ج۱. چاپ اول، دبی: سال انتشار ۲۰۰۵ میلادی Mohammed Kookherdi Mohammadyan (2005), Shahrestan Bastak & Bakhshe Kookherd, First edition : Dubai.
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