Sarpol-e Sahab
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Country: | Iran | |
Province : | Kermanshah | |
Coordinates : | 34 ° 28 ′ N , 45 ° 52 ′ E | |
Height : | 550 m | |
Residents : | 45,481 (2016) | |
Time zone : | UTC +3: 30 |
Sarpol-e Sahab ( Persian سرپل ذهاب, DMG Sarpol-i Ẕahāb , Kurdish سەرپێڵی زەهاو Serpêllî Zehaw ) is a city in the Iranian province of Kermanshah near the border with Iraq . The capital of the administrative district of the same name is located in the Zāgros Mountains and is mostly inhabited by Kurds .
history
On the north-eastern city limits, four reliefs can be seen that depict the Lullubian king Anubanini . They date from 2000 BC. And are the oldest known rock reliefs in Iran. A fifth, more recent relief depicts a ruler named Gotarzes , probably Gotarzes II.
The ancient village of Hulwan used to be on the site of the city and was abandoned in the 7th century .
The city was fiercely contested during the Iran-Iraq war and was almost completely destroyed. After the war, the city was rebuilt.
Under Mahmud Ahmadineschad , hundreds of apartments were built here by 2007 as part of the social housing project Mehr ( Fārsī for charity ). The city was again badly damaged during the earthquake in November 2017 . A particularly large number of fatalities were to be mourned in the new buildings from the time of Ahmadinejad. President Hassan Rouhani said: "The fact that privately built houses have remained intact while the state-built buildings have been badly damaged indicates corruption." He announced that he would bring those responsible to justice.
Attractions
The Alwand River , which flows through the city, forms the Piran Waterfall about 10 kilometers upstream , with a drop of about 100 meters one of the highest waterfalls in Iran.
photos
Drawing of the relief by Pascal Coste
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thomas Brinkhoff: Sarpol-e Dhahāb in Sarpol-e Dhahāb (Kermanshah). In: www.citypopulation.de. July 1, 2017, accessed December 5, 2017 .
- ^ Sar-e Pol-e Zahab. In: Livius.org . August 17, 2015, accessed December 5, 2017 .
- ↑ Johan Ahlfeldt: About: [Hulwan] / Valashfarr / Beth Lashpar / Chala / Albania, Sar-i Pol Zohab. In: Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire. February 21, 2016, accessed December 5, 2017 .
- ↑ Nasser Karimi, Amir Vahdat: Quake kills 430 in Iranian border region rebuilt after war. In: Los Angeles Times . November 15, 2017, accessed December 5, 2017 .
- ↑ Saeed Kamali Dehghan: Officials raise Iran-Iraq earthquake death toll to at least 530. In: The Guardian . November 14, 2017, accessed December 5, 2017 .
- ↑ Maroder government housing. Anger is growing among Iran's earthquake victims. In: n-tv . November 15, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2017 .
- ↑ Top Highest Waterfalls in Iran. In: realiran.org. January 7, 2016, accessed December 5, 2017 .