Qaleh Beyg Qarah Cheshmeh

Qaleh Beyg Qarah Cheshmeh قلعه بيگ قره چشمه
village
Qaleh Beyg Qarah Cheshmeh
Coordinates: 37°36′23″N 58°08′19″E / 37.60639°N 58.13861°E / 37.60639; 58.13861Coordinates: 37°36′23″N 58°08′19″E / 37.60639°N 58.13861°E / 37.60639; 58.13861
Country	Iran
Province	North Khorasan
County	Shirvan
Bakhsh	Central
Rural District	Sivkanlu
Population  (2006)
• Total	435
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Qaleh Beyg Qarah Cheshmeh (Persian: قلعه بيگ قره چشمه, also Romanized as Qal‘eh Beyg Qarah Cheshmeh; also known as Qal‘eh Beyg, Beyg, and Qal‘eh Bīg)^[1] is a village in Sivkanlu Rural District, in the Central District of Shirvan County, North Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 435, in 112 families.^[2]

‏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.

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