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Sain Qaleh
Sain Qaleh (Persian: صائين قلعه) is a city in the Central District of Abhar County, Zanjan province, Iran. Originally in the former Khorramdarreh District before its separation from the county to establish Khorramdarreh County, Sain Qaleh was transferred to the Central District.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 11,083 in 2,896 households. The following census in 2011 counted 11,939 people in 3,470 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 12,989 people in 4,048 households.

In literature

The 14th-century author Hamdallah Mustawfi mentioned Sa'in Qal'eh in his Nuzhat al-Qulub: he referred to "the village called Quhūd, which the Mongols call Sāin Qal'ah, and which is the chief of all those neighboring hamlets". He also wrote that it was close to the castle of Sarjahan.

Notable people

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Şā’īn Qal‘eh; also known as Khorosan and Sain-Kalekh

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (12 September 2024). "Sain Qaleh, Abhar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  2. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Zanjan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Sain Qaleh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3081938" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 7 July 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of the national divisions of Zanjan province, centered in Zanjan city. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Notification 82844/T141K. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
  5. ^ Habibi, Hassan (18 May 1390) [Approved 8 May 1376]. Changes in national divisions in Gilan and Mazandaran provinces. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 1.4.42.5543. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
  6. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Zanjan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Zanjan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
  8. ^ Hamdallah Mustawfi (1919). Le Strange, Guy (ed.). The Geographical Part of the Nuzhat-al-Qulub. p. 69. Retrieved 10 October 2022.


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