Qareh Chay District
district in Iran
Qareh Chay District (Persian: بخش قرهچای) is in Khondab County, Markazi province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Javersiyan.
History
In 2007, Khondab District was separated from Arak County in the establishment of Khondab County, which was divided into two districts and five rural districts, with the city of Khondab as its capital.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2011 National Census, the district's population was 9,722 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 29,872 inhabitants in 9,682 households.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 2, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q16049308. Authority coordinates are 34.283, 49.350. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2007, 2011 and 2016.
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