Ali Mirzai-ye Sofla

Ali Mirzai-ye Sofla
Persian: علی میرزایی سفلی
Village
Ali Mirzai-ye Sofla is located in Iran
Ali Mirzai-ye Sofla
Ali Mirzai-ye Sofla
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 34°02′50″N 48°07′39″E / 34.04722°N 48.12750°E / 34.04722; 48.12750
CountryIran
ProvinceLorestan
CountyDelfan
DistrictKhaveh
Rural DistrictKhaveh-ye Jonubi
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total
292
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Ali Mirzai-ye Sofla (Persian: علی میرزایی سفلی)[a] is a village in Khaveh-ye Jonubi Rural District[3] of Khaveh District in Delfan County, Lorestan province, Iran.

Etymology

The village name combines a personal name (Ali Mirzai) with the Persian suffix sofla (سفلی), meaning "lower." This distinguishes it from the nearby village of Ali Mirzai-ye Olya ("Upper Ali Mirzai"), which had a population of 378 at the 2006 National Census.[4] Such paired village names using "Olya" (upper) and "Sofla" (lower) are common throughout Iran, typically indicating settlements at different elevations along a slope or valley.

Demographics

Language and religion

The inhabitants of Delfan County predominantly speak the Laki language, which is one of the most important languages in western Iran.[5] Vladimir Minorsky, writing in the Encyclopaedia of Islam, referred to the Lak as "the most southern group of Kurd tribes in Persia" based on the linguistic fieldwork of German linguist Oskar Mann.[6] The majority of the Laks are followers of Shia Islam, while a considerable number around the cities of Sahneh and Nurabad follow the Yaresan (also known as Ahl-e Haqq) faith.[6]

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the village's population was 251 in 54 households, when it was in the Central District.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 238 people in 59 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 292 people in 87 households,[1] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the formation of Khaveh District.[8]

Geography

Ali Mirzai-ye Sofla is located in the northwestern part of Lorestan Province, in the mountainous terrain of the Zagros Mountains. Delfan County is characterized by rugged mountain landscape, with its capital Nurabad situated at over 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) above sea level, making it one of the highest cities in Iran with very cold winters.[5]

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Also romanized as 'Alī Mīrzā'ī-ye Soflā[2]

References

  1. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان لرستان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Lorestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  2. ↑ Ali Mirzai-ye Sofla at GEOnet Names Server
  3. ↑ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (1 July 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366.04.10 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل 47 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان خرم آباد تابع استان لرستان [‌Creation and formation of 47 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Khorramabad County under Lorestan province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 42.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 20 February 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  4. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان لرستان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Lorestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Nurabad (Delfan) city 2025". Iran Travel and Tourism Organization. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Lak Tribe". Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  7. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان لرستان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Lorestan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  8. ↑ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (24 July 2013) [۲/ ۵/ ۱۳۹۲ تصويب (Approval 2/5/1392) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات تقسيماتي در استان لرستان [‌Divisional reforms in Lorestan province]. پایگاه ملی اطلاع رسانی قوانین و مقررات کشور [National Database of Information on the Country's Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. مقرره [Regulation] 77784. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
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