Sarpol-e Zahab

For the administrative subdivision, see Sarpol-e Zahab County.

"Sarpol" redirects here. For places in Afghanistan, see Sar-e Pol.

Sarpol-e Zahab سرپل ذهاب
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Sarpol-e Zahab
Coordinates: 34°27′40″N 45°51′46″E / 34.46111°N 45.86278°E / 34.46111; 45.86278Coordinates: 34°27′40″N 45°51′46″E / 34.46111°N 45.86278°E / 34.46111; 45.86278
Country	Iran
Province	Kermanshah
County	Sarpol-e Zahab
Bakhsh	Central
Population (2006)
- Total	34,632
Time zone	IRST (UTC+3:30)
- Summer (DST)	IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Sarpol-e Zahab (Persian: سرپل ذهاب; also Romanized as Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb, Sar-e Pol-e Z̄ahāb, and Sar-ī-Pūl Zūhāb; also known as Pol-e Z̄ahāb, Pol-e Z̄ohāb, Sarī-Pūl, and Sarpol)^[1] is a city in and the capital of Sarpol-e Zahab County, Kermanshah Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 34,632, in 8,210 families.^[2]

There are several reliefs from Lullubian period in Sarpol-e Zahab.

The population of Sarpol-e Zahab comprises Kurds who speak Kalhori, Gorani, and Sorani (Jaf) dialects of Kurdish, and are respectively adherents of Shia Islam , Yarsanism and Sunni Islam.

References

1. ^ Sarpol-e Zahab can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3078472" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
2. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Islamic Republic of Iran. http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/05.xls.