Sorkheh () is a city in the Central District of Sorkheh County, Semnan province,

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, serving as capital of the county. It was the capital of

Sorkheh District The Central District of Sorkheh County () is in Semnan province, Semnan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Lasjerd. The previous capital of the district was the city of Sorkheh. History After the 2011 National Census, Sorkheh Distr ...

of Semnan County until its capital was transferred to the village of Lasjerd.

Demographics

Language

Sorkhei, a Semnani dialect and language, is still spoken by some of its inhabitants.

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 9,062 in 2,686 households, when it was capital of Sorkheh District in Semnan County. The following census in 2011 counted 9,711 people in 3,045 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city asf 9,951 people in 3,388 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Sorkheh County and renamed the Central District. Sorkheh became the county's capital.

Notable people

* Abbas Ali Akhtari, Shia Cleric & Politician *

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(born 1948), 7th

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* Sahebeh Rouhani (born 1954), Iran's first lady (

's wife) * Hossein Fereydoun (born 1957), Iranian politician. * Ali Asqar Peyvandi (born 1962), Iranian physician and politician. * Ruhollah Isari (born 1992), Futsal player.

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