Sowmaeh, Kaleybar Explained

Official Name:Sowmaeh
Native Name:صومعه
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:East Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kaleybar
Subdivision Type3:Bakhsh
Subdivision Name3:Central
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Yeylaq
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:13
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Timezone Dst:IRDT
Utc Offset Dst:+4:30
Coordinates:38.9167°N 47.0667°W

Sowmaeh (Persian: [[w:fa:صومعه (کلیبر)|صومعه (کلیبر)]], also Romanized as Şowma‘eh)[1] is a village in Yeylaq Rural District, in the Central District of Kaleybar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 13, in 5 families. This a significant decline from the population of 37 in late 1940s.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Persian Dictionary entry for 'صومعه' . 2014-02-17 . 2014-02-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221162556/http://www.loghatnaameh.org/dehkhodaworddetail-efdc3df665de4a8897bd68a329018afc-fa.html . dead .