Alamut-e Sharqi District

Alamut-e Sharqi District
Bakhsh
Country  Iran
Province Qazvin
County Qazvin
Population (2011 Census)
  Total 9,801[1]
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
  Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)
Top view of Alamut region

Alamut-e Sharqi District (Persian: بخش الموت شرقی), meaning "East Alamut District", formerly Rudbar-e Alamut District, is a district (bakhsh) in Qazvin County, Qazvin Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 12,519, in 4,128 families.[2] The District has one city: Moallem Kalayeh. The District has three rural districts (dehestan): Alamut-e Bala Rural District, Alamut-e Pain Rural District, and Moallem Kalayeh Rural District. People of Alamut-e Sharqi belong to the Tat ethnic group and they speak Tati language.[3][4]

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Coordinates: 36°28′28″N 50°34′52″E / 36.47444°N 50.58111°E / 36.47444; 50.58111


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