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Dayyer County (Persian: شهرستان دَیِّر) is a county in Bushehr Province in Iran. The capital is Bandar Dayyer (Persian: بندر دَیِر). At the 2016 census, the county's population was 60,612 with 16,403 households.[2] 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).

Dayyer County شهرستان دَیِّر
County
Dayyer
Location in Bushehr Province
Location of Bushehr Province in Iran
Coordinates: 28°02′N 51°41′E
Country	Iran
Province	Bushehr Province
Capital	Bandar Deyr
Bakhsh (Districts)	Central District, Bord Khun District
Population  (2016)
• Total	60,612 [1]
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Deyr County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9206095" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

Etymology

According to some historians Daiyir was named after a Jewish synagogue located in the heart of Daiyir.[3] The word Daiyir probably is derived from the Hebraic word (דייר) which means resident.

Overview

Deyr county is one of the nine counties in Bushehr Province, Iran. It has an area of 4000 km².^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]} 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. ^{[citation needed]} 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.

In the Gazetteer Of The Persian Gulf

Lorimer in his famous work, wrote that Daiyir consist partly of stone houses and partly of huts and is protected by a fort with towers, the population is about 5500 souls, including some Al-Nasur, some Bahrainis, and some Jews, but the bulk of the people claim to have come originally from Kufah.[4]

References

• پایگاه خبری دیر نت [Deyr net] (Deyr net^{[dead link]})
• اطلس گیتاشناسی استان‌های ایران [Atlas Gitashenasi Ostanhai Iran] (Gitashenasi Province Atlas of Iran)

На других языках

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- [en] Deyr County

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[ru] Дейер (шахрестан)

Дейе́р (перс. شهرستان دير‎) — одна из 9 областей (шахрестанов) иранской провинции Бушир. Административный центр — город Бендер-э-Дейер. В состав шахрестана входят районы (бахши):

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