Serow, Iran
Serow
Persian: سرو | |
|---|---|
City | |
Serow | |
| Coordinates: 37°43′38″N 44°38′33″E / 37.72722°N 44.64250°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | West Azerbaijan |
| County | Urmia |
| District | Sumay-ye Beradust |
| Established as a city | 2000[2] |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 1,800 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Serow (Persian: سرو)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Sumay-ye Beradust District in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.[5] The village of Serow merged with the villages of Bahik (بهیک), Kurabad (کورآباد), and Nujavan (نوجوان) to become the new city of Serow in 2000.[2]
Demographics
Language and ethnicity
Serow is populated by two distinct communities. The first are the Kurds who speak Kurmanji Kurdish and follow Sunni Islam. The second are the Azerbaijanis who speak Azeri Turkish and follow Shia Islam.[6][7]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 1,508 in 279 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 1,530 people in 331 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 1,800 people in 469 households.[3]
Geography
Situated on the border with Turkey, it has a border crossing linking it with the Turkish town of Esendere.[10]
See also
Notes
References
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (28 September 2024). "Serow, دهستان برادوست, بخش صومای برادوست [Beradust Rural District, Sumay-ye Beradust District], Urumia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ a b Habibi, Hassan (19 April 2000) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1379/01/31 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد تغییرات و اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان آذربایجان غربی [Making divisional changes and reforms in West Azerbaijan]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 350A7568-8B16-45FD-BC50-C1D553D619F2. شماره دوره [Course number] 79. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Serow, Iran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3083544" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان آذربایجان غربی به مرکزیت شهر ارومیه [Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of West Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Urmia]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] D6D37EAB-50D7-43D6-B320-D774C01ADE50. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ "شهر سرو ارومیه فقط اسم شهر را با خود یدک می کشد | پایگاه خبری تحلیلی سیلوانانیوز".
- ^ "معرفی شهر سرو آذربایجان غربی | این تودی".
- ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: West Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Caravanistan - Iran-Turkey border crossings, retrieved 5 April 2020