Balek ( fa, بالك, also
Romanize
Romanization or romanisation, in linguistics, is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written text, and ...
d as Bālek and Bālak; also known as Bālīk) is a village in
Sarkal Rural District
Sarkal Rural District ( fa, دهستان سركل) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in the Central District of Marivan County, Kurdistan Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is ...
, in the
Central District of
Marivan County
Marivan County ( fa, شهرستان مریوان, ku, شارستانی مەریوان) is in Kurdistan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Marivan. Marivan County is bordered by Saqqez County to the north, Sanandaj Cou ...
,
Kurdistan Province,
Iran
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. At the 2006 census, its population was 533, in 125 families. The village is populated by
Kurds ug:كۇردلار
Kurds ( ku, کورد ,Kurd, italic=yes, rtl=yes) or Kurdish people are an Iranian ethnic group native to the mountainous region of Kurdistan in Western Asia, which spans southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Ir ...
.
References
Towns and villages in Marivan County
Kurdish settlements in Kurdistan province
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