Sonqor

Sonqor
Persian: سنقر
City
Sonqor is located in Iran
Sonqor
Sonqor
Coordinates: 34°46′58″N 47°35′54″E / 34.78278°N 47.59833°E / 34.78278; 47.59833[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKermanshah
CountySonqor
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total44,256
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Sonqor (Persian: سنقر)[a] is a city in the Central District of Sonqor County, Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] It is in the Zagros Mountains, about 90 kilometers from the province's capital city Kermanshah, and consists of two valleys; that of Gavehrud and Shajarud.[5][6] Sonqor lies between the modern cities of Kangavar and Sanandaj.[6]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (19 July 2023). "Sonqor, Sonqor County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2016 census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Sonqor can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3086129" 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 Bakhtran province, centered in the city of Bakhtran". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of Farabi Mobile Library (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  5. ^ Nasiri, Ali Naqi; Floor, Willem M. (2008). Titles and Emoluments in Safavid Iran: A Third Manual of Safavid Administration. Mage Publishers. p. 293. ISBN 978-1933823232.
  6. ^ a b Minorsky 1997.


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