Sain Qaleh

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For the administrative division, see Sain Qaleh Rural District. For the city in West Azerbaijan province formerly known as Sain Qaleh, see Shahin Dezh.

Sain Qaleh
Persian: صائين قلعه
City
Sain Qaleh is located in Iran
Sain Qaleh
Sain Qaleh
Coordinates: 36°18′16″N 49°04′20″E / 36.30444°N 49.07222°E / 36.30444; 49.07222[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceZanjan
CountyAbhar
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
12,989
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Sain Qaleh (Persian: صائين قلعه)[a] is a city in the Central District of Abhar County, Zanjan province, Iran.[5]

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 11,083 in 2,896 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 11,939 people in 3,470 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 12,989 people in 4,048 households.[3]

In literature

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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".[8] He also wrote that it was close to the castle of Sarjahan.[8]

Notable people

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Şā’īn Qal‘eh; also known as Khorosan and Sain-Kalekh[4]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (12 September 2024). "Sain Qaleh City, Abhar Central District, Abhar County, Zanjan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  2. ^ "833C+QVH Sain Qaleh, Zanjan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  3. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان زنجان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Zanjan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  4. ^ 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".
  5. ^ Habibi, Hassan (2 August 1997) [‌تاریخ: 1376.5.11 (Date: 1376/5/11) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تغییرات تقسیمات کشوری در استانهای گیلان و مازندران [‌Changes in national divisions in Gilan and Mazandaran provinces]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره 1.4.42.5543 [Proposal No. 1.4.42.5543]. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  6. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان زنجان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Zanjan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  7. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان زنجان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Zanjan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  8. ^ a b Hamdallah Mustawfi (1919). Le Strange, Guy (ed.). The Geographical Part of the Nuzhat-al-Qulub. p. 69. Retrieved 10 October 2022.


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