Silveh

Coordinates: 36°48′04″N 45°06′03″E / 36.80111°N 45.10083°E / 36.80111; 45.10083
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Silveh
Persian: سيلوه
Village
Silveh is located in Iran
Silveh
Silveh
Coordinates: 36°48′04″N 45°06′03″E / 36.80111°N 45.10083°E / 36.80111; 45.10083[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyPiranshahr
DistrictLajan
Rural DistrictLahijan-e Gharbi
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total286
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Silveh (Persian: سيلوه), also Romanized as Sīlveh,[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Lahijan-e Gharbi Rural District of Lajan District of Piranshahr County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Darbekeh.[4] The village can be flooded when the Silveh Dam reaches full capacity.[5]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 919 in 168 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 963 people in 232 households.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 286 people in 80 households.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (22 December 2023). "Silveh, Piranshahr County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Silveh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3085819" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (29 August 1370). "Making reforms in the villages of West Azerbaijan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Villages under the dam Silveh determine Piranshahr" (in Persian). MEHR News Agency. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.