Semnan, Iran facts for kids
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Semnan
سمنان
Semān
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City
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Entrance to the Citadel of Semnan
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Nickname(s):
Capital of Qomess
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Motto(s):
Welcome; خوش امیچین
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Country | Iran |
Province | Semnan |
County | Semnan |
Bakhsh | Central |
Settled | circa 240BCE by Parni tribesmen |
Incorporated (city) | 1926 |
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• Type | Municipality |
Elevation | 1,130 m (3,707 ft) |
Population
(2016 census)
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• Total | 185,129 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
Area code(s) | +98 23 |
Main Languages | Persian, Semnani |
Climate | BWk |
Website | http://www.semnan.ir |
Semnan ( Persian: سمنان, also Romanized as Semnān and Samnān) is a city in and capital of Semnan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 124,999, in 36,298 families. Semnan is located 216 kilometers east of Tehran.
Images for kids
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Example of a badgir attached to a cistern of water in Yazd, Iran similar in construct to the ones in Semnan
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Artistic impression of a historical Ashura mourning ceremony, by Fausto Zonaro (1909)
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Artistic impression of jinn
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Sample of samanu
See also
In Spanish: Semnán para niños
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