Location: Qaleh Sheykhan is a village situated in Kalatrazan Rural District, within the Kalatrazan District of Sanandaj County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. The settlement lies at geographic coordinates 35°28′03″ N 46°39′28″ E.
Administrative divisions:
- Country: Iran
- Province: Kurdistan
- County: Sanandaj
- Bakhsh (District): Kalatrazan
- Rural District: Kalatrazan
Population: According to the 2006 national census, Qaleh Sheykhan had a total population of 221 residents, comprising 52 families.
Demographics: The village is inhabited primarily by ethnic Kurds.
Name variants: The Persian name is قلعه شيخان. Romanized forms include Qal‘eh Sheykhān, Qal‘eh Shaikhān, and Qal‘eh‑ye Sheykhān; the settlement is also known simply as Sheykhān.
Time zone:
- Standard time: Iran Standard Time (IRST), UTC +3:30
- Daylight saving: Iran Daylight Time (IRDT), UTC +4:30
Source: Wikipedia article “Qaleh Sheykhan” (accessed via Jina AI summarisation of the page).
