Sarpol-e Zahab County
Persian: شهرستان سرپل ذهاب
County
Location of Sarpol-e Zahab County in Kermanshah province (left, pink)
Location of Sarpol-e Zahab County in Kermanshah province (left, pink)
Location of Kermanshah province in Iran
Location of Kermanshah province in Iran
Coordinates: 34°28′N 45°56′E / 34.467°N 45.933°E / 34.467; 45.933[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceKermanshah
CapitalSarpol-e Zahab
DistrictsCentral, Dasht-e Zahab, Qaleh Shahin
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total85,342
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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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]

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]

Administrative divisions

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]

Sarpol-e Zahab County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[5] 2011[6] 2016[2]
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]

Archaeological findings

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]

See also

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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (18 July 2023). "Sarpol-e Zahab County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Bakhtran province, centered in the city of Bakhtran". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of Farabi Mobile Library (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  4. ^ Knowing Sarpol-e-Zahab Retrieved 2 December 2017
  5. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ^ Rahimi, Mohammadreza (27 June 2013). "Carrying out country divisions in Sarpol-e Zahab County of Kermanshah province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  8. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (27 April 1400). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Sarpol-e Zahab County, Kermanshah province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  9. ^ Jarus, Owen (5 November 2019). "Ancient 70-Mile-Long Wall Found in Western Iran. But Who Built It?". livescience.com. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  10. ^ Alibaigi, Sajjad (2019). "The Gawri Wall: a possible ParthoSasanian structure in the western foothills of the Zagros Mountains" (PDF). Antiquity. 93 (370). doi:10.15184/aqy.2019.97. S2CID 202360311.
  11. ^ "Ancient 70-Mile-Long Wall Found in Western Iran. But Who Built It? | ARCHAEOLOGY WORLD". 8 November 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Ancient 70-mile-long wall found in western Iran". Tehran Times. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2020.


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