Soleyman District

Not to be confused with Soleyman Rural District.

For other places with a similar name, see Soleyman.

Soleyman District (Persian: بخش سليمان) is in Zaveh County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.^[3] Its capital is the village of Chakhmaq.^[4]

Soleyman District Persian: بخش سليمان
District
Soleyman District
Coordinates: 35°13′22″N 59°51′10″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan
County	Zaveh
Capital	Chakhmaq
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	29,307
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

History

After the 2006 National Census, Jolgeh Zaveh District was separated from Torbat-e Heydarieh County in the establishment of Zaveh County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Dowlatabad as its capital and only city.^[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2011 census, the district's population was 30,855 people in 8,352 households.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 29,307 inhabitants in 8,412 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Soleyman District Population

Administrative Divisions	2011[5]	2016[2]
Saq RD	16,147	16,472
Soleyman RD	14,708	12,835
Total	30,855	29,307
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (7 November 2024). "Soleyman District (Zaveh County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 7 November 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Razavi Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Davodi, Parviz (28 October 2019) [Approved 28 July 2018]. Approval letter regarding the creation of Zaveh County with the center of Dowlatabad city under the citizenship of Razavi Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 78561/42/1/4; Notification 141605/T31734H. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
4. Davodi, Parviz (1 July 2013) [Approved 22 December 1387]. Approval letter regarding the establishment of Saq Rural District centered on the village of Qaleh-ye Aqa Hasan in the citizenship of Jolgeh Zaveh District of Torbat-e Heydarieh County. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 78561/42/4/1; Notification 158802/T38854H. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2023 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Razavi Khorasan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.