Sorkheh, Semnan Province, Iran

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Sorkheh, in Iran’s Semnan Province, is a small city best known as the birthplace of former Iranian president Hassan Rouhani.

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Sorkheh, Semnan Province, Iran canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
administrativeChange became capital of newly formed Sorkheh County in 2012
alternateName Sorkhe
linked to: Sorkheh

Surkheh
linked to: Sorkheh

Sūrkheh
birthPlace Sorkheh, Semnan Province, Iran
capitalOf Central District of Sorkheh County
Sorkheh County
climate arid to semi-arid
coordinatesApprox 35.47°N 53.20°E
country Iran
distanceToSemnanCity about 20–25 km
economicActivity local trade
services
small-scale agriculture
elevationApprox about 1,100 m above sea level
governingCountryCapital Tehran
hasLocalDialectEndangeredStatus vulnerable
hasMunicipalStatusSince 20th century
languageFamilyOfLocalDialect Northwestern Iranian languages
languageSpoken Sorkhei dialect
locatedIn Semnan Province
Sorkheh County
locatedInTimeZone IRST
locatedInTimeZoneDST IRDT
locatedWestOf Semnan (city)
linked to: Semnan
majorEthnicGroup Persians
majorReligion Islam
nativeNameLanguage fa
notableAs birthplace of Hassan Rouhani
notableResident Hassan Rouhani
partOf northern edge of Dasht-e Kavir region
population approximately 9,000
populationCensusYear 2016
previouslyPartOf Semnan County
provinceCapital Semnan (city)
linked to: Semnan
region northern Iran
regionLanguageCharacteristic area with several distinct Semnani-type dialects
roadConnection connected by road to Semnan
utcOffset +3:30
utcOffsetDST +4:30

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Hassan Rouhani placeOfBirth Sorkheh, Semnan Province, Iran
Hassan Rouhani birthPlace Sorkheh, Semnan Province, Iran
subject linked to: Sorkheh, Semnan Province, Iran
Hassan Fereydoun placeOfBirth Sorkheh, Semnan Province, Iran