Sorkheh
City in Semnan province, Iran
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Sorkheh (Persian: سرخه)[a], whose name is often interpreted as “The Red One,” is a city in the Central District[b] of Sorkheh County, Semnan province, Iran, serving as capital of the county.[7] Sorkheh was the capital of Sorkheh District[c] until its capital was transferred to the village of Lasjerd when the district was renamed the Central District in 2021.[6]
Sorkheh
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City | |
The historical Ab Anbar of Sorkheh | |
  Sorkheh | |
| Coordinates: 35°27′52″N 53°12′31″E[1][2] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Semnan |
| County | Sorkheh |
| District | Central |
| Government | |
| Elevation | 1,100 m (3,600 ft) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 9,951 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Area code | 023 |
| Language(s) | Sorkhei, Persian |
| Website | sorkhe |
Demographics
Language
Sorkhei, a Semnani dialect and language, is still spoken by some of its inhabitants.[citation needed]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 9,062 in 2,686 households,[8] when it was capital of Sorkheh District in Semnan County.[9] The following census in 2011 counted 9,711 people in 3,045 households.[10] The 2016 census measured the population of the city asf 9,951 people in 3,388 households,[3] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Sorkheh County and Sorkheh became the new county's capital.[7] The district was renamed the Central District in 2021.[6]
Notable people
- Abbas Ali Akhtari, Shia Cleric & Politician
- Hassan Rouhani (born 1948), 7th President of Iran[11]: 55
- Sahebeh Rouhani (born 1954), Iran's first lady (Hassan Rouhani's wife)
- Hossein Fereydoun (born 1957), Iranian politician.
- Ali Asqar Peyvandi (born 1962), Iranian physician and politician.
- Ruhollah Isari (born 1992), Futsal player.
See also
Notes
- Formerly Sorkheh District of Semnan County[6]
- Renamed the Central District of Sorkheh County[6]
