Buin Zahra County

Buin-Zahra County (Persian: شهرستان بوئین‌زهرا‎) is a county in Qazvin Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Buin Zahra. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 153,873, in 38,377 families.[1] The county consists of four districts: Ramand District, Shal District, the Central District, and Dashtabi District. The county has five cities: Buin Zahra, Ardak, Danesfahan, Sagzabad, and Shal. Most people of Buin Zahra County are Tat and they speak Tati.[2][3][4][5]

Buin Zahra County

شهرستان بوئین‌زهرا
County
Counties of Qazvin Province
Location of Qazvin Province in Iran
Coordinates: 35°37′N 49°42′E
Country Iran
ProvinceQazvin Province
CapitalBuin Zahra
Bakhsh (Districts)Central District, Ramand District, Shal District, Dashtabi District
Population
 (2006)
 • Total153,873
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Buin Zahra County at GEOnet Names Server

Jalal Al-e-Ahmad's monograph: "Tat people of Block-e-Zahra" provides detailed description of the region.

The Buin-Zahra is famous for pistachio and boasts many pistachio gardens. The main street in capital(Buin-Zahra) is Vali Asr St.

Azad University of Buin-Zahra is also located in this city about ten minutes from City Center.

One of the tourist attraction in this area is "Mehregan Town" which is located in north of Buin-Zahra, 14 minutes from Buin-Zahra Square.

Earthquakes

The area was devastated by the 1962 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake and again by the 2002 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake.

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. The Tati dialects in the Sociolinguistic Context of Northwestern Iran and Transcaucasia, Stilo, D. 1981: In: Iranian Studies 14.3/4, 137-187.
  3. Yar-Shater, Ehsan (5 April 1969). A grammar of southern Tati dialects. Mouton – via Internet Archive.
  4. Tats of Iran and Caucasus, Ali Abdoli, 2010.
  5. "Takestani".

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