Qorveh

City in Kurdistan province, Iran

City in Iran
Qorveh
Persian: قروه
City
35°10′04″N 47°48′03″E / 35.16778°N 47.80083°E / 35.16778; 47.80083[1]
CountryIran
CountyQorveh
ProvinceKurdistan
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total78,276
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Qorveh (Kurdish :قوروە)(Persian: قروه)[a] is a city in the Central District of Qorveh County, Kurdistan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 65,842 in 16,309 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 71,232 people in 19,869 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 78,276 people in 24,111 households.[2]

Demographics

A majority of the population speak Kurdish with a Turkic minority.[7]

Qorveh linguistic composition
language percent
Central Kurdish
54%
Southern Kurdish
18%
Turkic
15%
New Persian
10%
Hawrami
3%

The mountains of Qorveh

Qorveh is home to numerous peaks and elevations. Among them, the most noteworthy are Mount Parishaan, Mount Badr, Panjeh Ali, Ebrahim Attar, Yousef Siah, Shaban Kechal, Khersa Rih, and Seh Zardeh. The most significant of these are Mount Badr and Mount Parishaan.

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Qurve and Qurveh; Kurdish: قوروە, romanized as Qurwe; also known as Ghorveh[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (18 August 2023). "Qorveh, Qorveh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 12. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 May 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Qorveh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3080405" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Kurdistan province, centered in the city of Sanandaj". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 12. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 12. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Language distribution: Kordestan Province - Qurwa". Retrieved 26 December 2020.

External links

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