Sarpol-e Zahab: facts

At a glance

• Country: Iran
• Region: Kermanshah Province
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 45,481
• Coordinates: 34.4611° N, 45.8626° E
• Time zone: Asia/Tehran (UTC+03:30)
• Currency: Rial (IRR)
• Distance to the capital, Tehran: 524 km (326 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport (KSH): 120 km (74 mi), straight line
• Jalal Talabani International Airport (ISU, Iraq): 132 km (82 mi), straight line
• Sanandaj Airport (SDG): 136 km (85 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Qasr-e Shirin: 27 km (17 mi)
• Majid Salar, Iraq: 31 km (19 mi)
• Gilan-e Gharb: 36 km (22 mi)
• Kerend-e Gharb: 40 km (25 mi)
• Tazehabad: 41 km (25 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Khanaqin, 45 km (28 mi)