Sorkheh

Sorkheh
Sorkheh; سرخه (Persian); سور (Sorkhei)
	City
	The historical Ab Anbar of Sorkheh
	Sorkheh
	Coordinates: 35°27′48″N 53°12′50″E
Country	Iran
Province	Semnan
County	Sorkheh
Bakhsh	Central
Government
Elevation	1,100 m (3,600 ft)
Population (2016 Census)
• Total	9,951 [1]
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Area code(s)	023
Language(s)	Sorkhei, Persian
Website	sorkhe.ostan-sm.ir

Sorkheh (Persian: سرخه‎, also Romanized as Surkheh; in Sorkhei: سور‎ Sūr; literally "the red one")[2] [3] is a city in and the capital of Sorkheh County, in Semnan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 9,062, in 2,686 families.[4] Sorkhei, a Semnani language, is still spoken by some of its inhabitants.

Notable people

Hassan Rouhani (born 1948), 7th President of Iran[5]^: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.

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References

https://www.amar.org.ir/english
Borjian, Habib, “Sorḵa”, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online, 2013
Sorkheh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3086232" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
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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[1] ttps://www.amar.org.ir/english

[2] Borjian, Habib, “Sorḵa”, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online, 2013

[3] Sorkheh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3086232" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

[4] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.

[Memoirs-5] 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.