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Serow, Iran

For other places with a similar name, see Serow.

Serow
Persian: سرو
City
Serow is located in Iran
Serow
Serow
Coordinates: 37°43′38″N 44°38′33″E / 37.72722°N 44.64250°E / 37.72722; 44.64250[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyUrmia
DistrictSumay-ye Beradust
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
1,800
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Serow (Persian: سرو)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Sumay-ye Beradust District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.[4]

Demographics

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Language and ethnicity

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The people of Serow are Kurds and Azerbaijanis who speak the Kurmanji Kurdish and Azeri Turkish language. Their religion is Sunni Islam.[5][6]

Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 1,508 in 279 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 1,530 people in 331 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 1,800 people in 469 households.[2]

Geography

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Situated on the border with Turkey, it has a border crossing linking it with the Turkish town of Esendere.[9]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also known as Sero and Sīroo; Kurdish: سێرۆ[3]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (28 September 2024). "Serow, Urmia County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): West Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ 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".
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 21 June 1369]. 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. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Notification 82808/T137. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
  5. ^ "شهر سرو ارومیه فقط اسم شهر را با خود یدک می کشد | پایگاه خبری تحلیلی سیلوانانیوز".
  6. ^ "معرفی شهر سرو آذربایجان غربی | این تودی".
  7. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): West Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): West Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
  9. ^ Caravanistan - Iran-Turkey border crossings, retrieved 5 April 2020


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