Climate : Warm
OldName : Halvan -Zahab
Area : ۱۲۷۱
Population : 50084
Sarpol-e Zahab (Persian: سرپل ذهاب; also Romanized as Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb, Sar-e Pol-e Z̄ahāb, and Sar-ī-Pūl Zūhāb; also known as Pol-e Z̄ahāb, Pol-e Z̄ohāb, Sarī-Pūl, and Sarpol) is a city in and the capital of
Sarpol-e Zahab County,
Kermanshah Province,
Iran.
...see more At the 2006 census, its population was 34,632, in 8,210 families.
There are several reliefs from Lullubian period in Sarpol-e Zahab. The village is also identified as the site of the ancient and medieval town of Hulwan.
The population of Sarpol-e Zahab comprises Kurds who speak Kalhori, Gorani, and Sorani (Jaf) dialects of Kurdish, and are respectively adherents of Shia Islam, Yarsanism and Sunni Islam.
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