Bakhsh
A bakhsh is a third-level administrative division of Iran. While sometimes translated as "county”, it is more accurately translated as "district”, similar to a township in the United States or a district of England.
In Iran, the provinces consist of several counties, and the counties consist of one or more districts . A district consists of a combination of cities and rural districts . The official governor of a district is called a bakhshdar, the head of the bakhshdari office. Rural districts are a collection of villages and their surrounding lands. One of the cities of the county is named its capital.
The following table indicates the 2006 structure of Khash County, one of the 26 counties that constitute Sistan and Baluchestan province.
- The Central District contained five rural districts and one city, the capital
- Irandegan District contained two rural districts and no cities
- Nukabad District contained four rural districts and one city