Sohrevard (Persian: سهرورد)[a] is a city in the Central District of Khodabandeh County, Zanjan province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Sohrevard Rural District.[4] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Karasf,[5] now a city.[6]
Sohrevard
Persian: سهرورد | |
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City | |
  Sohrevard | |
| Coordinates: 36°04′28″N 48°26′18″E / 36.07444°N 48.43833°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Zanjan |
| County | Khodabandeh |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 6,991 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Etymology
editAccording to Theodor Nöldeke, and later followed by Josef Marquart, the name Sohrevard was originally derived from the personal name Sohrab, so that the city's original name would have been something like Suxrāp-kart or Suhrāv-gerd.[7] Nöldeke specifically thought the Sohrab in question was a certain governor of al-Hirah attested with this name, but there were many other known people named Sohrab and in reality the city could have been named after any one of them.[7]
History
editMedieval Muslim geographers described Sohrevard as a town in the province of Jibal, located south of Soltaniyeh on the road from Hamadan to Zanjan.[7] According to al-Istakhri, this route was the shortest route to get from Jibal to Adharbayjan and was the one usually used in peacetime; in times of political conflict, travellers took the longer route via Qazvin instead.[7] Ibn Hawqal wrote the exact opposite about the two routes.[7] Since Sohrevard had a cold highland climate, it did not produce much agriculturally except for grain and some smaller fruits.[7]
In the 10th century, when Ibn Hawqal wrote, Sohrevard was a Kurdish town inhabited by Kharijites, who later mostly emigrated from the city.[7] The walled city of Sohrevard was later destroyed by the Mongols.[7] In the 14th century, Hamdallah Mustawfi described Sohrevard as merely a small village, with many Mongol villages also in the area.[7]
Demographics
editPopulation
editAt the time of the 2006 National Census, Sohrevard's population was 5,786 in 1,356 households, when it was a village in Sohrevard Rural District.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 6,104 people in 1,665 households,[9] by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city.[10] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 6,991 people in 1,961 households.[2]
Notable people
editSohrevard was the birthplace of the 12th-century Iranian philosopher, Shahab al-Din Suhrawardi,[11] the Persian Sufi Abu al-Najib Suhrawardi and his nephew Shahab al-Din Abu Hafs Umar Suhrawardi (a direct descendant of Islamic Khalifa Abū Bakr as-Ṣiddīq).[citation needed]
See also
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Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (11 September 2024). "Sohrevard, Khodabandeh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Zanjan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Sohrevard can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3766562" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 30 November 1373]. Creation and reforms within Zanjan province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 1.4.42.9107. Archived from the original on 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
- ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2023) [Approved 18 August 1365]. Creation and formation of nine rural districts, including villages, farms and places in Khodabandeh County under Zanjan province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 7215.1.5.553. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
- ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (5 July 2013) [Approved 7 May 2013]. "Six new cities and towns were added to the map of national divisions". dolat.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via Secretariat of the Government Information Council.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Plessner, M. (1997). "SUHRAWARD". In Bosworth, C.E.; van Donzel, E.; Heinrichs, W.P.; Lecomte, G. (eds.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Vol. IX (SAN-SZE) (PDF). Leiden: Brill. p. 777. ISBN 90-04-10422-4. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Zanjan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Zanjan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
- ^ Davodi, Parviz (c. 2023) [Approved 18 September 1386]. Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Sohrevard village from the functions of Sohrevard village in the Central District of Khodabandeh County in Zanjan province to Sohrevard city. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Notification 166192/T38077K. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
- ^ M. Kamal, Mulla Sadra's Transcendent Philosophy, p.12, Ashgate Publishing Inc., 136 pp., 2006, ISBN 0-7546-5271-8 (see p.12)