Sarpol-e Zahab County (Persian: شهرستان سرپل ذهاب and Kurdish: سهرپێڵی زههاو, Serpêllî Zehaw), also Romanized as Šaharestâne Sarpole Zahâb and Sarpell-i Zahaw, is in Kermanshah province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sarpol-e Zahab,[3] whose people are adherents of Shia, Sunni and Yarsan.[4]
Sarpol-e Zahab County
Persian: شهرستان سرپل ذهاب | |
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County | |
Coordinates: 34°28′N 45°56′E / 34.467°N 45.933°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Kermanshah |
Capital | Sarpol-e Zahab |
Districts | Central, Dasht-e Zahab, Qaleh Shahin |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 85,342 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Sarpol-e Zahab County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9206874" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database". |
At the 2006 census, the county's population was 81,428 in 18,233 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 85,616 people in 21,677 households.[6] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 85,342 in 23,696 households,[2] by which time Jeygaran Rural District and Sarqaleh Rural District had been transferred from Salas-e Babajani County to the Central District. Qaleh Shahin Rural District had been separated from the district in the establishment of Qaleh Shahin District.[7]
The population history and structural changes of Sarpol-e Zahab County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, eight rural districts, and one city.[2]
After the 2016 census, Dasht-e Zahab, Jeygaran, Posht Tang, and Sarqaleh Rural Districts were separated from the Central District in the establishment of Dasht-e Zahab District, with the newly formed village of Kuik as its capital.[8]
Administrative Divisions | 2006[5] | 2011[6] | 2016[2] |
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Central District | 81,428 | 85,193 | 73,942 |
Beshiva Pataq RD | 6,518 | 6,407 | 5,480 |
Dasht-e Zahab RD | 6,925 | 6,854 | 6,465 |
Howmeh-ye Sarpol RD | 13,768 | 16,643 | 8,360 |
Jeygaran RD1 | 2,032 | ||
Posht Tang RD | 6,476 | 6,474 | 5,582 |
Qaleh Shahin RD | 13,109 | 13,006 | |
Sarqaleh RD1 | 542 | ||
Sarpol-e Zahab (city) | 34,632 | 35,809 | 45,481 |
Dasht-e Zahab District2 | |||
Dasht-e Zahab RD | |||
Jeygaran RD | |||
Posht Tang RD | |||
Sarqaleh RD | |||
Qaleh Shahin District | 11,265 | ||
Qaleh Shahin RD | 5,291 | ||
Sarab-e Qaleh Shahin RD | 5,974 | ||
Total | 81,428 | 85,616 | 85,342 |
RD: Rural District 1Transferred from Salas-e Babajani County 2Established after the 2016 census[8] |
Archaeologists published in the journal Antiquity in August 2019 about the discovery of a defensive wall named "Gawri wall" or "Gawri Chen Wall" which was found near the present-day Iranian-Iraqi border and stretched about 115 kilometers. It is estimated that the wall was built during the rule of the Parthians or Sasanians.[9][10]
According to Sajjad Alibeigi, "With an estimated volume of approximately one million cubic meters of stone, it would have required significant resources in terms of workforce, materials and time. Remnants of structures, now destroyed, are visible in places along the wall. These may have been associated turrets [small towers] or buildings."[11][12]