Sain Qaleh

Sain Qaleh (Persian: صائين قلعه, also Romanized as Şā’īn Qal‘eh; also known as Sain-Kalekh and Khorosan)[2] 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 families.[3]

For the administrative subdivision, see Sain Qaleh Rural District. For the city in West Azerbaijan Province, see Shahin Dezh.
Sain Qaleh
صائين قلعه
City
Sain Qaleh
Coordinates: 36°17′59″N 49°04′29″E
Country Iran
ProvinceZanjan
CountyAbhar
BakhshCentral
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Total12,989 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

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".[4] He also wrote that it was close to the castle of Sarjahan.[4]

Notable people

References
  1. "Statistical Center of Iran > Home".
  2. 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".
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
  4. Hamdallah Mustawfi (1919). Le Strange, Guy (ed.). The Geographical Part of the Nuzhat-al-Qulub. p. 69. Retrieved 10 October 2022.

Sain Qaleh (Persian: صائين قلعه, also Romanized as Şā’īn Qal‘eh; also known as Sain-Kalekh and Khorosan)[1] is a city in the Central District of Abhar County, Zanjan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 20,083, in 4,896 families.[2]


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