Qorveh

For the administrative division of Kurdistan province, see Qorveh County. For other places with a similar name, see Qorveh.

Qorveh Persian: قروه Sorani Kurdish: قوروە Kurdish: Qurwe
City
Etihad-e Qorveh Square
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Coordinates: 35°10′04″N 47°48′03″E[1]
Country	Iran
County	Qorveh
Province	Kurdistan
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	78,276
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Qorveh (Persian: قروه)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Qorveh County, Kurdistan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[4]

Demographics

Language and ethnicity

A majority of the population speak Kurdish with a Turkic minority.^[5]

Qorveh linguistic composition language percent Central Kurdish   54% Southern Kurdish   18% Turkic   15% New Persian   10% Hawrami   3%

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 65,842 in 16,309 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 71,232 people in 19,869 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 78,276 people in 24,111 households.^[2]

Geography

Qorveh is home to numerous peaks and elevations. Among them, the most noteworthy are Mount Parishaan, Mount Badr, Panjeh Ali, Ebrahim Attar, Yousef Siah, Shaban Kechal, Khersa Rih, and Seh Zardeh. The most significant of these are Mount Badr and Mount Parishaan.^{[citation needed]}

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Sorani Kurdish: قوروە, Kurdish: Qurwe, romanized as Qurve, Qurveh, and Qurwe; also known as Ghorveh^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (18 August 2023). "Qorveh, Qorveh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 18 August 2023.
2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 12. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 May 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Qorveh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3080405" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Kurdistan province, centered in the city of Sanandaj". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
5. "Language distribution: Kordestan Province - Qurwa". Retrieved 26 December 2020.
6. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 12. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
7. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 12. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

External links

• Qorveh municipality