The county, like that of Oshnavieh, is recorded as a Nestorian bishopric, but by 1914, there were only 80 Christian families left in its main town of Naqadeh.
The county, like that of Oshnavieh, was historically a Nestorian bishopric, but by 1914, it had significantly diminished in its Christian population with only 80 families remaining in its main town of Naqadeh.