Sohrevard

Sohrevard (Persian: سهرورد, also Romanized as Sohravard)[2] is a city in the Central District of Khodabandeh County, Zanjan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 5,786, in 1,356 families.[3]

For the administrative subdivision, see Sohrevard Rural District.
Sohrevard
سهرورد
City
Sohrevard
Coordinates: 36°04′20″N 48°26′24″E
Country Iran
ProvinceZanjan
CountyKhodabandeh
BakhshCentral
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Total6,991 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Sohrevard was the birthplace of the twelfth century Iranian philosopher, Shahab al-Din Suhrawardi,[4] the Persian Sufi Abu al-Najib Suhrawardi and his nephew Shahab al-Din Abu Hafs Umar Suhrawardi (direct descendant of Islamic Khalifa Abū Bakr as-Ṣiddīq).

References
  1. "Statistical Center of Iran > Home".
  2. Sohrevard can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3766562" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
  4. M. Kamal, Mulla Sadra's Transcendent Philosophy, p.12, Ashgate Publishing Inc., 136 pp., 2006, ISBN 0-7546-5271-8 (see p.12)
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