Khosrowshah District

Khosrowshah District (Persian: بخش خسروشاه‎) is a district (bakhsh) in Tabriz County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 36,002, in 9,276 families.[1] The District has one city: Khosrowshah. The District has two rural districts (dehestan): Lahijan Rural District and Tazeh Kand Rural District.

The district got its name from Khusrau Shah, king of the Justanids during the 10th century. The words "Khosrow" and "Shah" are both Iranian words that mean "king".

References

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