Sowmaeh, Kaleybar

Sowmaeh
صومعه
village

Village view in June 2013
Sowmaeh
Coordinates: 38°55′00″N 47°04′00″E / 38.91667°N 47.06667°E / 38.91667; 47.06667Coordinates: 38°55′00″N 47°04′00″E / 38.91667°N 47.06667°E / 38.91667; 47.06667
Country  Iran
Province East Azerbaijan
County Kaleybar
Bakhsh Central
Rural District Yeylaq
Population (2006)
  Total 13
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
  Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Sowmaeh (Persian: 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.[2] This a significant decline from the population of 37 in late 1940s.[3]

References

  1. Sowmaeh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3829106" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
  3. http://www.loghatnaameh.org/dehkhodaworddetail-efdc3df665de4a8897bd68a329018afc-fa.html
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