Sumar, Iran

For the administrative subdivisions, see Sumar District and Sumar Rural District.
Sumar
سومار
city
Sumar
Coordinates: 33°52′39″N 45°38′30″E / 33.87750°N 45.64167°E / 33.87750; 45.64167Coordinates: 33°52′39″N 45°38′30″E / 33.87750°N 45.64167°E / 33.87750; 45.64167
Country  Iran
Province Kermanshah
County Qasr-e Shirin
Bakhsh Sumar
Population (2006)
  Total 20
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
  Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Sumar (Persian: سومار; also Romanized as Sūmār, Soormar, and Sowmār)[1] is a small city in and the capital of Sumar District, in Qasr-e Shirin County, Kermanshah Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 20, in 15 families, making it Iran's least populous settlement with city status.[2] Virtually the entire population of Sumar was killed by an Iraqi chemical attack, and the city destroyed during the Iran-Iraq War. It has not been rebuilt.


References

  1. Sumar, Iran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3086414" 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.



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