Qaleh Beyg Qarah Cheshmeh

Qaleh Beyg Qarah Cheshmeh

Persian: قلعه بيگ قره چشمه
Qaleh Beyg Qarah Cheshmeh Persian: قلعه بيگ قره چشمه
Village
	Qaleh Beyg Qarah Cheshmeh
	Coordinates: 37°36′22″N 58°08′19″E / 37.60611°N 58.13861°E
Country	Iran
Province	North Khorasan
County	Shirvan
District	Central
Rural District	Sivkanlu
Population (2016)
• Total	549
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Qaleh Beyg Qarah Cheshmeh (Persian: قلعه بيگ قره چشمه)^[a] is a village in Sivkanlu Rural District^[4] of the Central District in Shirvan County, North Khorasan province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 435 in 112 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 341 people in 94 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 549 people in 160 households.^[2]

Overview

The old village is north of the city of Shirvan, dating back more than 300 years, and its people speak Kurdish (Kermani). The population of this village is divided into three different clans, including: Kalajan, Shamalian and Thayan (Tayanlou).

Famous people of this village have been recorded in different periods of history. The most prominent person in the history of this village is Ismail Ghorbanian, who was one of the greatest commanders in the Nadir Shah's era, and was the only one in the Nadir Shah armies who never bowed to him. American historian Harold Lamb has mentioned this person in his book.

Notes

↑ Also romanized as Qal‘eh Beyg Qarah Cheshmeh; also known as Beyg, Qal‘eh Beyg, and Qal‘eh Bīg^[3]

References

↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (11 February 2026). "قلعه بیگ قره چشمه, دهستان سیوکانلو, بخش مرکزی شهرستان شیروان [Qaleh Beyg Qarah Cheshmeh, Sivkanlu Rural District, Central District of Shirvan County], Shirwan County, North Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 11 February 2026.
1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان شمالی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: North Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
↑ Qaleh Beyg Qarah Cheshmeh at GEOnet Names Server
↑ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (1 July 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/04/10 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل 8 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان شیروان تابع استان خراسان [‌Creation and formation of eight rural districts including villages, farms and places in Shirvan County under Khorasan 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.] 11803.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان شمالی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: North Khorasan 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 خراسان شمالی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: North Khorasan 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 19 December 2022.

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[4] Also romanized as Qal‘eh Beyg Qarah Cheshmeh; also known as Beyg, Qal‘eh Beyg, and Qal‘eh Bīg^[3]

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (11 February 2026). "قلعه بیگ قره چشمه, دهستان سیوکانلو, بخش مرکزی شهرستان شیروان [Qaleh Beyg Qarah Cheshmeh, Sivkanlu Rural District, Central District of Shirvan County], Shirwan County, North Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 11 February 2026.

[2016_North_Khorasan_Province-2] 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان شمالی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: North Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[3] Qaleh Beyg Qarah Cheshmeh at GEOnet Names Server

[Shirvan_County_Rural_Districts-5] Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (1 July 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/04/10 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل 8 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان شیروان تابع استان خراسان [‌Creation and formation of eight rural districts including villages, farms and places in Shirvan County under Khorasan 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.] 11803.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2026.

[2006_North_Khorasan_Province-6] سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان شمالی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: North Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_North_Khorasan_Province-7] سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان شمالی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: North Khorasan 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 19 December 2022.

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