Qaleh Sukhteh
Persian: قلعه سوخته | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 31°17′51″N 51°07′14″E / 31.29750°N 51.12056°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari |
County | Falard |
District | Emamzadeh Hasan |
Rural District | Parvaz |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 962 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Qaleh Sukhteh (Persian: قلعه سوخته, also Romanized as Qal'eh Sūkhteh and Qal'eh-ye Sūkhteh; also known as Qal'eh Sūkhta)[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Parvaz Rural District of Emamzadeh Hasan District, Falard County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran.[4] Qaleh Sukhteh was the capital of Poshtkuh Rural District[5] until its capital was transferred to the village of Darreh Namdari. Qaleh Sukhteh is populated by Lurs.[6]
At the 2006 census, its population was 877 in 179 households, when it was in Poshtkuh Rural District of the former Falard District of Lordegan County.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 1,085 people in 248 households.[8] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 962 people in 239 households.[2]
In 2022, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Falard County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Mal-e Khalifeh as its capital and only city.[4]