Sarpol-e Zahab

Sarpol-e Zahab سرپل ذهاب
city
Sarpol-e Zahab
Coordinates: 34°27′40″N 45°51′46″E / 34.46111°N 45.86278°ECoordinates: 34°27′40″N 45°51′46″E / 34.46111°N 45.86278°E
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; Kurdish: Serpêllî Zehaw‎, سەرپێڵی زەهاو; 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 close to the Iraqi border. At the 2006 census, its population was 34,632, in 8,210 families.^[2]

There are several rock reliefs from the Lullubian period in Sarpol-e Zahab. The village is also identified as the site of the ancient and medieval town of Hulwan.

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, and Yarsanism .

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)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.