Qaleh Sheykhan Explained

Official Name:Qaleh Sheykhan
Native Name:قلعه شيخان
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Kurdistan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sanandaj
Subdivision Type3:Bakhsh
Subdivision Name3:Kalatrazan
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Kalatrazan
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:221
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Timezone Dst:IRDT
Utc Offset Dst:+4:30
Coordinates:35.4675°N 46.6578°W

Qaleh Sheykhan (Persian: قلعه شيخان, also Romanized as Qal‘eh Sheykhān, Qal‘eh Shaikhān, and Qal‘eh-ye Sheykhān; also known as Sheykhān) is a village in Kalatrazan Rural District, Kalatrazan District, Sanandaj County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 221, in 52 families. The village is populated by Kurds.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Language distribution in Kordestan Province, Iran. https://archive.today/20230528185020/http://iranatlas.net/index.html?module=module.language-distribution.kordestan. 28 May 2023. Atlas of the languages of Iran (ALI). Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre, Carleton University. Mohammadirad. Masoud. Anonby. Erik. etal. live.