Gurchin Qaleh

For the village in East Azerbaijan province, see Gurchin. For the village in Lorestan province with a similar alternate name, see Kureh Chi.

Gurchin Qaleh Persian: گورچين قلعه
Village
Gurchin Qaleh
Coordinates: 38°03′43″N 45°10′08″E / 38.06194°N 45.16889°E / 38.06194; 45.16889[1]
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
County	Urmia
District	Anzal
Rural District	Anzal-e Shomali
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	352
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Gurchin Qaleh (Persian: گورچين قلعه)^[a] is a village in Anzal-e Shomali Rural District^[4] of Anzal District in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 598 in 194 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 444 people in 166 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 352 people in 151 households.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Govarchīn Qal‘eh and Gūrchīn Qal‘eh; also known as Gauharchīn Qal‘eh, Goorchin Ghal‘eh, Gūvarchīn Qal‘eh, and Gyuarchinkala^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (3 November 2025). "Ghovarchin Qaleh, دهستان انزل شمالی, بخش انزل [Anzal-e Shomali Rural District, Anzal District], Urumia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 3 November 2025.
2. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Gurchin Qaleh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3064937" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (22 April 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/02/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل 20 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانهای در شهرستان ارومیه تابع استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Creation and formation of 20 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Urmia County under West Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 7DD016E4-E840-4986-9FDD-044DD3A0B2EE. شماره دوره [Course number] 66. Archived from the original on 2 November 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
5. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
6. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: West Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.