Sohrevard

Sohrevard () is a city in the Central District of Khodabandeh County, Zanjan province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Sohrevard Rural District. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Karasf, now a city.

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Settlement.name: Sohrevard
Settlement.native_name_lang: fa
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.pushpin_map: Iran
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Iran
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Zanjan
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Khodabandeh
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Central
Settlement.established_title: Established as a city
Settlement.established_date: 2007
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_as_of: 2016
Settlement.population_total: 6991
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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is a city in the Central District of Khodabandeh County, Zanjan province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Sohrevard Rural District. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Karasf, now a city.

== Etymology == According to Theodor Nöldeke, and later followed by Josef Marquart, the name Sohrevard was originally derived from the personal name Sohrab, so that the city's original name would have been something like Suxrāp-kart or Suhrāv-gerd. Nöldeke specifically thought the Sohrab in question was a certain governor of al-Hirah attested with this name, but there were many other known people named Sohrab and in reality the city could have been named after any one of them.

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