Sorkheh
Sorkheh (Persian: سرخه, also Romanized as Surkheh; in Sorkhei: سور Sūr; literally "the red one") is a city in the Central District of Sorkheh County, Semnan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Sorkhei, a Semnani dialect and language, is still spoken by some of its inhabitants.
Sorkheh
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The historical Ab Anbar of Sorkheh | |
Sorkheh | |
| Coordinates: 35°27′52″N 53°12′31″E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Semnan |
| County | Sorkheh |
| District | Central |
| Government | |
| Elevation | 1,100 m (3,600 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 9,951 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Area code | 023 |
| Language(s) | Sorkhei, Persian |
| Website | sorkhe |
At the 2006 census, its population was 9,062 in 2,686 households, when it was in the former Sorkheh District of Semnan County). The following census in 2011 counted 9,711 people in 3,045 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 9,951 people in 3,388 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Sorkheh County, with Sorkheh as its capital.
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