Veyhaj

Veyhaj
Persian: ويهج
Village
Veyhaj is located in Iran
Veyhaj
Veyhaj
Location within Iran
Veyhaj is located in Iran Kurdistan
Veyhaj
Veyhaj
Location within Iran Kurdistan
Coordinates: 35°06′45″N 47°46′08″E / 35.11250°N 47.76889°E / 35.11250; 47.76889
CountryIran
ProvinceKurdistan
CountyQorveh
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictBadr
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
777
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Veyhaj (Persian: ويهج) is a village in, and the capital of, Badr Rural District of the Central District of Qorveh County, Kurdistan province, Iran. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Qaleh.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The village is populated by Kurds.

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 757 in 192 households. The following census in 2011 counted 817 people in 226 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 777 people in 237 households.

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Also romanized as Vīhaj and Vīhej; also known as Wahaj

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (28 December 2024). "Veyhaj, Qorveh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  2. 1 2 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. ↑ Veyhaj at GEOnet Names Server
  4. ↑ Jahangiri, Ishaq (22 March 2017) [Approved 12 July 1397]. Approval letter regarding national divisions in the counties of Kurdistan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 164176/T53013H. Archived from the original on 13 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  5. ↑ Mousavi, Mirhossein (27 July 2014) [Approved 18 May 1366]. Creation and formation of 11 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Qorveh County under Kurdistan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 53.1.2213. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 23 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  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.