Negel, Kurdistan

For the administrative division, see Negel Rural District. For other places with the same name, see Negel.

Negel
Persian: نگل
Village
Negel is located in Iran
Negel
Negel
Negel is located in Iran Kurdistan
Negel
Negel
Coordinates: 35°17′16″N 46°31′22″E / 35.28778°N 46.52278°E / 35.28778; 46.52278[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKurdistan
CountySanandaj
DistrictKalatrazan
Rural DistrictNegel
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
1,719
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Negel (Persian: نگل)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Negel Rural District[4] of Kalatrazan District, Sanandaj County, Kurdistan province, Iran. It was the capital of Kalatrazan Rural District[5] until its capital was transferred to the city of Shuyesheh.[4]

Demographics

Ethnicity

The village is populated by Kurds.[6] An old manuscript copy of the Quran is kept in a safe in the village's mosque. The copy is a parchment with the verses of the Quran written in Kufic script.[citation needed]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,697 in 414 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 2,081 people in 529 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,719 people in 513 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also known as Nigal, Nīgel, and Nowgel[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (28 December 2024). "Negel, Sanandaj County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kurdistan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 May 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Negel can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3076789" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) [Approved 26 February 1369]. Approval of reforms in the villages of Kurdistan province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 53.1.5.14034; Letter 907-93808; Notification 40168/T38K. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
  5. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (14 September 1394) [Approved 18 May 1366]. Creation and formation of 12 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Marivan County under Kurdistan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 1407.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
  6. ^ Mohammadirad, Masoud; Anonby, Erik; et al. "Language distribution in Kordestan Province, Iran". Atlas of the languages of Iran (ALI). Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre, Carleton University. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023.
  7. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Kurdistan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Kurdistan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.


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