{{Short description|Village in Gilan province, Iran}}
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”’Zarkam”’ ({{langx|fa|زركام}}, also [[Romanize]]d as ”’Zarkām”’; also known as ”’Zar Kalām”’)<ref>{{GEOnet3|-3772087|Zarkam}}</ref> is a [[village]] in [[Abatar Rural District]], in the [[Taher Gurab District]] of [[Sowme’eh Sara County]], [[Gilan Province]], [[Iran]]. In the 2006 [[census]], its population was 471, in 173 households.<ref>{{IranCensus2016|01}}</ref> Down from 585 people in 2006.<ref>{{IranCensus2006|01}}</ref>
”’Zarkam”’ ({{langx|fa|زركام}}){{efn|Also [[romanize]]d as ”’Zarkām”’; also known as ”’Zar Kalām”'<ref>{{GEOnet3|-3772087|Zarkam}}</ref>}} is a village in [[Abatar Rural District]]<ref name=”Taher Gurab and Ziabar Districts Formation”> {{cite web |first=Eshaq |last=Jahangiri |author-link=Eshaq Jahangiri |orig-date={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مصوب 1400/02/15}} (Approved 1400/02/15) (Iranian Jalali calendar) |date=5 May 2021 <!– Converted ‘Approved date’ using https://www.iranchamber.com/calendar/converter/iranian_calendar_converter.php –> |script-title=fa:تصويب نامه در خصوص تقسيمات كشوري در شهرستان صومعه سراي استان گيلان |trans-title=Letter of approval regarding national divisions in Sowme’eh Sara County of Gilan province |url=https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/292724 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009141522/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/292724 |archive-date=9 October 2023 |access-date=29 November 2025 |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات}} [National System of Laws and Regulations] |publisher={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|وزارت کشور}} [Ministry of the Interior] |agency={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|هیات وزیران}} [Council of Ministers] |language=fa |id={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|پيشنهاد شماره}} [Proposal Number] 186695.}}</ref> of [[Taher Gurab District]] in [[Sowme’eh Sara County]], [[Gilan province|Gilan]] province, [[Iran]].
==Demographics==
===Population===
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village’s population was 585 in 162 households, when it was in [[Kasma Rural District]] of the [[Central District (Sowme’eh Sara County)|Central District]].<ref name=”2006 Gilan Province”> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان گیلان |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2006: Gilan Province |language=fa |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/01.xls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920083905/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/01.xls |archive-date=20 September 2011 |format=Excel |access-date=25 September 2022}}</ref> The following census in 2011 counted 557 people in 174 households.<ref name=”2011 Gilan Province”> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان گیلان |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2011: Gilan Province |language=fa |website=Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University |url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Gilan.xls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008063316/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Gilan.xls |archive-date=8 October 2023 |agency={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |format=Excel |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref> The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 471 people in 173 households.<ref name=”2016 Gilan Province”> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان گیلان |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2016: Gilan Province |language=fa |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_01.xlsx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204200858/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_01.xlsx |archive-date=4 December 2020 |format=Excel |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref>
In 2021, the rural district was separated from the district in the formation of [[Taher Gurab District]]. Zarkam was transferred to [[Abatar Rural District]] created in the new district.<ref name=”Taher Gurab and Ziabar Districts Formation”/>
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[[Category:Populated places in Sowme’eh Sara County]]
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Village in Gilan province, Iran
Village in Gilan, Iran
Zarkam (Persian: زركام)[a] is a village in Abatar Rural District[4] of Taher Gurab District in Sowme’eh Sara County, Gilan province, Iran.
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village’s population was 585 in 162 households, when it was in Kasma Rural District of the Central District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 557 people in 174 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 471 people in 173 households.[2]
In 2021, the rural district was separated from the district in the formation of Taher Gurab District. Zarkam was transferred to Abatar Rural District created in the new district.[4]
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (29 November 2025). “زرکام, دهستان اباتر, بخش مرکزی [Zarkam, Abatar Rural District, Central District], Sowme’eh Sara County, Gilan Province, Iran” (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Zarkam can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering “-3772087” in the “Unique Feature Id” form, and clicking on “Search Database”.
- ^ a b Jahangiri, Eshaq (5 May 2021) [مصوب 1400/02/15 (Approved 1400/02/15) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه در خصوص تقسيمات كشوري در شهرستان صومعه سراي استان گيلان [Letter of approval regarding national divisions in Sowme’eh Sara County of Gilan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 186695. Archived from the original on 9 October 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Gilan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
