Sain Qaleh
صائين قلعه | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 36°18′15″N 49°04′26″E / 36.30417°N 49.07389°E [1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Zanjan |
County | Abhar |
District | Central |
Population (2016)
[2] | |
• Total | 12,989 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 ( IRST) |
Sain Qaleh ( Persian: صائين قلعه) [a] is a city in the Central District of Abhar County, Zanjan province, Iran.
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 11,083 in 2,896 households. [4] The following census in 2011 counted 11,939 people in 3,470 households. [5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 12,989 people in 4,048 households. [2]
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". [6] He also wrote that it was close to the castle of Sarjahan. [6]
Sain Qaleh
صائين قلعه | |
---|---|
City | |
Coordinates: 36°18′15″N 49°04′26″E / 36.30417°N 49.07389°E [1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Zanjan |
County | Abhar |
District | Central |
Population (2016)
[2] | |
• Total | 12,989 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 ( IRST) |
Sain Qaleh ( Persian: صائين قلعه) [a] is a city in the Central District of Abhar County, Zanjan province, Iran.
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 11,083 in 2,896 households. [4] The following census in 2011 counted 11,939 people in 3,470 households. [5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 12,989 people in 4,048 households. [2]
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". [6] He also wrote that it was close to the castle of Sarjahan. [6]