Fajr Rural District (Yazd County)

For the administrative division of Gonbad-e Kavus County in Golestan province, see Fajr Rural District. For other places with a similar name, see Fajr.

Fajr Rural District
Persian: دهستان فجر
Rural District
Fajr Rural District is located in Iran
Fajr Rural District
Fajr Rural District
Coordinates: 31°51′51″N 54°15′11″E / 31.86417°N 54.25306°E / 31.86417; 54.25306[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceYazd
CountyYazd
DistrictCentral
CapitalShahneh
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total1,401
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Fajr Rural District (Persian: دهستان فجر)[3] is in the Central District of Yazd County, Yazd province, Iran.[4] Its capital is the village of Shahneh. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Kheyrabad.[5]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (3 March 2023). "Fajr Rural District (Yazd County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2016 census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names website (in Persian)
  4. ^ "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Yazd province centered on Yazd city". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. 21 June 1369. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  5. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (2 February 1366). "Creation and formation of six rural districts including villages, farms and places in Yazd County under Yazd province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2023.