Sohrevard
Encyclopedia
Sohrevard is a city in the Central District
of Khodabandeh County
, Zanjan Province
, Iran
. At the 2006 census, its population was 5,786, in 1,356 families.
Sohrevard was the birthplace of the twelfth century Persian philosopher, Shahab al-Din Suhrawardi
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Central District (Khodabandeh County)
The Central District of Khodabandeh County is a district in Khodabandeh County, Zanjan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 84,361, in 19,207 families. The District has two cities: Qidar and Sohrevard....
of Khodabandeh County
Khodabandeh County
Khodabandeh County is a county in Zanjan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Qidar. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 161,696, in 36,121 families. The county is subdivided into four districts: the Central District, Afshar District, Bizineh Rud District, and Sojas Rud...
, Zanjan Province
Zanjan Province
Zanjan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Located in the North West of Iran, its capital is Zanjan city. Zanjan province with an area of 36,400 km² has a mostly rural, population of 964,601 . The province lies 330 km northwest of Tehran, connected to it via a freeway.Zanjan...
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. At the 2006 census, its population was 5,786, in 1,356 families.
Sohrevard was the birthplace of the twelfth century Persian philosopher, Shahab al-Din Suhrawardi
Shahab al-Din Suhrawardi
Other important Muslim mystics carry the name Suhrawardi, particularly Abu 'l-Najib al-Suhrawardi and his paternal nephew Abu Hafs Umar al-Suhrawardi."Shahāb ad-Dīn" Yahya ibn Habash as-Suhrawardī was a Persian...
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