| Sarpol-e Zahab سرپل ذهاب |
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Sarpol-e Zahab
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| Country | Iran |
| Province | Kermanshah |
| County | Sarpol-e Zahab |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 34,632 |
| Time zone | IRST (UTC+3:30) |
| • Summer (DST) | IRDT (UTC+4:30) |
Sarpol-e Zahab (Persian: سرپل ذهاب; also Romanized as Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb, Sar-e Pol-e Z̄ahāb, and Sar-ī-Pūl Zūhāb; also known as Pol-e Z̄ahāb, Pol-e Z̄ohāb, Sarī-Pūl, and Sarpol)[1] is a city in and the capital of Sarpol-e Zahab County, Kermanshah Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 34,632, in 8,210 families.[2]
There are several reliefs from Lullubian period in Sarpol-e Zahab.
The population of Sarpol-e Zahab comprises Kurds who speak Kalhori, Gorani, and Sorani (Jaf) dialects of Kurdish, and are respectively adherents of Shia Islam , Yarsanism and Sunni Islam.
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