Sorkheh


Sorkheh, whose name is often interpreted as “The Red One,” is a city in the Central District of Sorkheh County, Semnan province, Iran, serving as capital of the county. Sorkheh was the capital of Sorkheh District until its capital was transferred to the village of Lasjerd when the district was renamed the Central District in 2021.

Demographics

Language

, 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 Sorkheh became the new county's capital. The district was renamed the Central District in 2021.

Notable people