Sonqor County

Sonqor County (Persian: شهرستان سنقر) is in Kermanshah province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sonqor.

Not to be confused with Külliye.
For the city, see Sonqor. For other places with the same name, see Sonqor.

Sonqor County
Persian: شهرستان سنقر
County
Location of Sonqor County in Kermanshah province (right, yellow)
Location of Sonqor County in Kermanshah province (right, yellow)
Location of Kermanshah province in Iran
Location of Kermanshah province in Iran
Coordinates: 34°52′N 47°30′E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceKermanshah
CapitalSonqor
DistrictsCentral, Bavaleh, Kolyai
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total81,661
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
WebsiteWebsite of CHHTO of Kermanshah
Sonqor County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9206875" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 95,904 in 23,755 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 91,935 people in 26,201 households.[4] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 81,661 in 25,554 households.[2] The majority of the people in this county are Kurds and Turkics.[5]

Administrative divisions

The population history of Sonqor County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses is shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, eight rural districts, and two cities.[2]

In 2021, Bavaleh Rural District and Gavrud Rural District were separated from the Central District in the establishment of Bavaleh District.[6][7]

Sonqor County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[3]2011[4]2016[2]
Central District80,30478,28270,284
Ab Barik Rural District6,4195,6054,328
Bavaleh Rural District9,3649,0697,114
Gavrud Rural District9,5127,7195,770
Parsinah Rural District5,8995,4784,364
Sarab Rural District5,9265,4574,452
Sonqor (city)43,18444,95444,256
Bavaleh District1
Bavaleh Rural District
Gavrud Rural District
Kolyai District15,60013,65311,363
Agahan Rural District5,0614,1893,424
Kivananat Rural District4,0954,0563,130
Satar Rural District5,1604,1813,761
Satar (city)1,2841,2271,048
Total95,90491,93581,661
1Established after the 2016 census[6][7]

Demographics

Sonqor county is made up of two distinct population elements.[5] The city of Sonqor and the villages of Qalʿa-ye Farhād Khan and Qorva are predominantly populated by Turkics, whose ancestors reportedly arrived during the Mongol domination of Iran.[5][8] The Turkic people of Sonqor originally speak the Sonqori dialect.[8] The dialects of Sonqori spoken in Qalʿa-ye Farhād Khan and Qorva differ barely from this main dialect.[8]

The other areas within Sonqor County are predominantly populated by Kurds most of whom have originally been agriculturalists.[5] The chiefs of the Kurds of Sonqor County belonged to the Kulya'i tribe.[5] These Kurdish feudal lords (khans) were in control of the Kurdish-populated parts of the county until early 20th century Qajar Iran, and were reportedly scions (in the eighth generation) of a certain Safi Khan who lived in the later Safavid period.[5] In 1786, the district was ceded to Ardalan as a gift from Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar.[9] In 1798, Ali Hemmat Khan and his brother Baba Khan of the Nanakali tribe were executed by Iranian ruler Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (r. 1797-1834) as they had supported Soleyman Khan, the pretender to the Iranian throne.[5] The Kulya'i Kurds of the Sonqor District speak a Kurdish dialect that resembles the dialect of Kermanshah, and, according to the second edition of the Encyclopaedia of Islam are thought to be affiliated to the Ahl-e Haqq syncretic religion.[5] At least 177 villages in the county speak the Kulya'i dialect, 112 of these are in the Kolyai District.[10]

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References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (19 July 2023). "Sonqor County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. Minorsky 1997.
  6. Jahangiri, Ishaq (27 April 1400). "Changes in country divisions in Sonqor County, Kermanshah province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  7. Jahangiri, Ishaq (31 July 2021). "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Sonqor Couunty of Kermanshah province". DOTIC (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  8. Knüppel 2010.
  9. Fisher, William Bayne; Avery, P.; Hambly, G. R. G.; Gershevitch, Ilya; Melville, C.; Boyle, John Andrew; Frye, Richard Nelson; Yarshater, Ehsan; Jackson, Peter (1968). The Cambridge History of Iran. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-20095-0.
  10. Fattah (2000), p. 19.

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