Sowmaeh Bar
village in Zanjan, Iran
Sowmaeh Bar (Persian: صومعه بر) is a village in Gilvan Rural District of Gilvan District in Tarom County, Zanjan province, Iran.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 155 in 40 households, when it was in the Central District. The following census in 2011 counted 113 people in 35 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 114 people in 41 households.
In 2019, the rural district was separated from the district in the formation of Gilvan District.
The public source identifies “Sowmaeh Bar” as village in Zanjan, Iran. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Sowmaeh, village and Zanjan.
Why this record matters
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Nov 14, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q16900888. Authority coordinates are 36.826, 49.100. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2019.
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This entry incorporates text from “Sowmaeh Bar” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.