| Native name | Persian: سرخه Sorkhei: سور |
|---|---|
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Semnan |
| County | Sorkheh |
| District | Central |
| Population as of | 2016 |
| Population total | 9951 |
| Language(s) | Sorkhei, Persian |
| Time zone | IRST (UTC+3:30) |
| Coordinates | 35°27′52″N 53°12′31″E |
| Elevation | 1100 m |
| Area code | 023 |
| Website | sorkhe.ostan-sm.ir |
Sorkheh (Persian: سرخه)[a], whose name is often interpreted as “The Red One,” is a city in the Central District[b] of Sorkheh County, Semnan province, Iran, serving as capital of the county.[1] Sorkheh was the capital of Sorkheh District[c] until its capital was transferred to the village of Lasjerd when the district was renamed the Central District in 2021.[2]
Demographics
Language
Most speak Standard Persian. Sorkhei, a Semnani dialect and language, is still spoken by some of its inhabitants.[citation needed]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 9,062 in 2,686 households,[3] when it was capital of Sorkheh District in Semnan County.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 9,711 people in 3,045 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city asf 9,951 people in 3,388 households,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Sorkheh County and Sorkheh became the new county's capital.[1] The district was renamed the Central District in 2021.[2]
Notable people
- Abbas Ali Akhtari, Shia Cleric & Politician
- Hassan Rouhani (born 1948), 7th President of Iran[7]: 55
- Sahebeh Rouhani (born 1954), Iran's first lady (Hassan Rouhani's wife)
- Hossein Fereydoun (born 1957), Iranian politician.
- Ali Asqar Peyvandi (born 1962), Iranian physician and politician.
- Ruhollah Isari (born 1992), Futsal player.
Notes
- ^ Also known as Surkheh[8] and Sūr (sqo: سور) (English: The Red One)[9]
- ^ Formerly Sorkheh District of Semnan County[2]
- ^ Renamed the Central District of Sorkheh County[2]
References
- ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (30 September 2012 [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 9/7/1391 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]). "fa:تصویب نامه در خصوص ایجاد شهرستان سرخه به مرکزیت شهر سرخهدر استان سمنان" [Approval regarding the establishment of Sorkheh County with Sorkheh city as its center in Semnan province] (in Persian). لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam]. وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شماره ابلاغیه 219942/ت48486هـ [Notification number 219942/T48486 AH]. Archived 29 January 2026 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ Jahangiri, Eshaq (17 March 2021 [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1399,12,27 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]). "fa:تصويب نامه در خصوص تقسيمات كشوري در شهرستان سمنان استان سمنان" [Approval letter regarding country divisions in Semnan County, Semnan Province] (in Persian). سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations]. وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 153538. Archived 25 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان سمنان" [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Semnan Province] (Excel) (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived 20 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (28 August 1996 [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1378/08/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]). "fa:ایجاد و تأسیس بخش سرخه در تابعیت شهرستان سمنان" [Creation and establishment of the Sorkheh District in the jurisdiction of Semnan County] (in Persian). لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam]. وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 40737B16-1136-404E-9B75-1D8EB06C8B81. شماره دوره [Course number] 75, شماره جلد [Volume number] 4. Archived 9 August 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ^ "fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان سمنان" [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Semnan Province] (Excel) (in Persian). Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived 20 January 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان سمنان" [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Semnan Province] (Excel) (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived 17 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Rouhani, Hassan (2008). Memoirs of Hassan Rouhani; Vol. 1: The Islamic Revolution (in Persian). Tehran, Iran: Center for Strategic Research. ISBN 978-600-5914-80-1.
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- ^ Borjian, Habib, “Sorḵa”, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online, 2013