Deyr County

Deyr County
شهرستان دَیِّر
County
Deyr

Location in Bushehr Province

Location of Bushehr Province in Iran
Coordinates: 28°02′N 51°42′E / 28.033°N 51.700°E / 28.033; 51.700Coordinates: 28°02′N 51°42′E / 28.033°N 51.700°E / 28.033; 51.700
Country  Iran
Province Bushehr Province
Capital Bandar Deyr
Bakhsh (Districts) Central District, Bord Khun District
Population (2006)
 • Total 48,488
Time zone UTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
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Deyr County (Persian: شهرستان دَیِّر‎) is a county in Bushehr Province in Iran. The capital is Bandar Dayyer (Persian: بندر دَیِر‎). At the 2006 census, the county's population was 48,488, in 10,036 families.[1] The county is divided into two districts: the Central District and Bord Khun District. The county has four cities: Bandar-e Deyr, Dowrahak, Bord Khun (Persian: بُردِخون), Abdan (Persian: آبدان), and Bardestan (Persian: بَردِستان).

Deyr county is one of the nine counties in Bushehr Province, Iran. It has an area of 4000 km2.

Some historians believe, that Deyr county was exclusively inhabited by Jews, but by years the Muslims settled in the county, and a large proportion of Deyr county’s Jews converted to Islam during the Safavid dynasty. The population nowadays is Muslim; the Jewish inhabitants left the county in 1979. Persians and Arabs are the major races in Deyr, the citizens of Deyr speaks various forms of Persian languages including Persian and the local Deyr dialect. The capital of the county is Bandar Deyr, which is considered as a prominent harbor in the Persian Gulf.

Deyr County is bounded by the Persian Gulf to the west and south, Tangestan County & Dashti county to the north, Kangan County and Jam County to the east.

Deyr County has a climate that is mostly arid or semiarid. The highest point in the county is Mount Drang at 1,223 m. Natural gas is extracted in the county. Wheat, tomatoes, corn, and other grains are grown. There is a local fishing industry.

Deyr county includes three small towns & four villages, and several small islands such as Khan island (area, 800 hectares) and Nakhilu island (area, 75 hectares).

Climate & Water: Deyr county has a very hot & humid summer, the temperature could reach 47 °C sometimes. Mond River is the only river in Deyr county, and there is plenty of spring water.

Animal & Birds: Deyr county has various animal and bird species such as camels, deer, foxes, rabbits, owls, hawks and flamingos, and caracals, striped hyenas, wolves & jackals rarely can be seen. Mond natural reservation has an area of 464 km2, it conserves local animals and plants.

References

  1. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
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