Sain Qaleh
Sain Qaleh
Persian: صائين قلعه | |
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  Sain Qaleh | |
| Coordinates: 36°18′15″N 49°04′26″E / 36.30417°N 49.07389°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Zanjan |
| County | Abhar |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 12,989 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Sain Qaleh (Persian: صائين قلعه), also Romanized as Şā’īn Qal‘eh; also known as Sain-Kalekh and Khorosan,[3] is a city in the Central District of Abhar County, Zanjan province, Iran.
At the 2006 census, its population was 11,083 in 2,896 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 11,939 people in 3,470 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 12,989 people in 4,048 households.[2]
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".[6] He also wrote that it was close to the castle of Sarjahan.[6]
Notable people[edit]
- Ibrahim al-Musawi al-Zanjani (1925 – 1999), Islamic scholar and writer.
References[edit]
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (29 February 2024). "Sain Qaleh, Abhar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 19. Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ 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".
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 19. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 19. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ a b 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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