Ghorveh

Qorveh (Persian: قروه; Kurdish: قوروە, romanized: Qurwe; also Romanized as Qurve and Qurveh[3]) is a city in the Central District of Ghorveh County, Kurdistan province, Iran, and serves as both capital of the district and of the county.

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

Qorveh
Persian: قروه
City
Qorveh is located in Iran
Qorveh
Qorveh
Qorveh is located in Iran Kurdistan
Qorveh
Qorveh
Coordinates: 35°10′04″N 47°48′03″E[1]
CountryIran
CountyQorveh
ProvinceKurdistan
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total78,276
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 65,842 in 16,309 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 71,232 people in 19,869 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 78,276 people in 24,111 households.[2]

Demographics

A majority of the population speak Kurdish with a Turkic minority.[6]

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

The mountains of Qorveh

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.

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (18 August 2023). "Ghorveh, Ghorveh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. 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. Ghorveh 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. "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.
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 12. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. "Language distribution: Kordestan Province - Qurwa". Retrieved 26 December 2020.
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