Taher Gurab
city in Iran
Taher Gurab (Persian: طاهرگوراب) is a city in, and the capital of, Taher Gurab District in Sowme'eh Sara County, Gilan province, Iran. As a village, it was the capital of Taher Gurab Rural District until its capital was transferred to the village of Now Kasht.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Taher Gurab's population was 1,311 in 367 households, when it was a village in Taher Gurab Rural District of the Central District. The following census in 2011 counted 1,331 people in 423 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,168 people in 396 households.
In 2021, the rural district was separated from the district in the formation of Taher Gurab District. The village of Taher Gurab was converted to a city in 2023.
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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 Dec 1, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q5854969. Authority coordinates are 37.384, 49.227. 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 2021.
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