At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 34,632 in 8,210 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 35,809 people in 9,447 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 45,481 people in 12,850 households.[2]
The most famous of these reliefs is theAnubanini rock relief. Another relief named Sar-e Pol-e Zohab I is about 200 meters away, in a style similar to the Anubanini relief, but this time with a beardless ruler.[10] The attribution to a specific ruler remains uncertain.[10] There are also other Lullubian relief in the same area of Sar-e Pol-e Zahab.[11]
Another relief is located below the Anubanini relief, lower on the cliff. This relief was created during theParthian Empire in the name of Gotarzes, possiblyGotarzes I, but more probably the Parthian kingGotarzes II, who ruled from 39 to 51 CE and is known to have made other reliefs, such as the equestrian relief at Behistun.[12][13]
The second relief, below the Anubanini relief, a Parthian relief.
^Sarpol-e Zahab can be found atGEOnet Names Server, atthis link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3078472" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
![Sar-e Pol-e Zahab, relief I[10]](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=https%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aSar-e_Pol-e_Zahab%2c_relief_IV.jpg)
![Sar-e Pol-e Zahab, relief II: Anubanini rock relief[10]](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=https%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aAnubanini_Rock_Relief_1.jpg)
![Sar-e Pol-e Zahab, relief III[10]](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=https%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aSar-e_Pol-e_Zahab%2c_relief_II.jpg)
![Sar-e Pol-e Zahab, relief IV[10]](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=https%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aSar-e_Pol-e_Zahab%2c_relief_III.jpg)
