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province, Iran. Its capital is the city of

Sarpol-e Zahab Sarpol-e Zahab () is a city in the Central District of Sarpol-e Zahab County, Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. The town is close to Qasr-e Shirin and the Iraqi border. Demographics Langu ...

, whose people are adherents of

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and Yarsan.

History

After the 2011 National Census, Jeygaran and Sarqaleh Rural Districts were transferred from

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to the Central District. Qaleh Shahin Rural District was separated from the district in the formation of Qaleh Shahin District, including the new Sarab-e Qaleh Shahin Rural District. After the 2016 census, Dasht-e Zahab, Jeygaran, Posht Tang, and Sarqaleh Rural Districts were separated from the Central District in the formation of Dasht-e Zahab District. In addition, several villages merged to create the village of

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Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 81,428 in 18,233 households. The following census in 2011 counted 85,616 people in 21,677 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 85,342 in 23,696 households.

Administrative divisions

Sarpol-e Zahab County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Archaeological findings

Archaeologists published in the journal '' Antiquity'' in August 2019 about the discovery of a defensive wall named " Gawri wall" or "Gawri Chen Wall" which was found near the present-day Iranian-Iraqi border and stretched about 115 kilometers. It is estimated that the wall was built during the rule of the

Parthians Parthia ( ''Parθava''; ''Parθaw''; ''Pahlaw'') is a historical region located in northeastern Greater Iran. It was conquered and subjugated by the empire of the Medes during the 7th century BC, was incorporated into the subsequent Achaemen ...

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. According to Sajjad Alibeigi, "With an estimated volume of approximately one million cubic meters of stone, it would have required significant resources in terms of workforce, materials and time. Remnants of structures, now destroyed, are visible in places along the wall. These may have been associated turrets mall towersor buildings."

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{{Sarpol-e Zahab County, state=collapsed Sarpol-e Zahab County Counties of Kermanshah province