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Semnān Province
استان سمنان
Location
Map of Iran with Semnān highlighted.
Info
Admin. Center:
 • Coordinates:		 Semnan
 • 35.5769° N 53.3953° E
Area : 97,491 km²
Population(2005):
 • Density :		 589,512
 • 6. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Semnan (Native NameSeman,) is a city in Semnan Province, northern Iran with a population estimated at 119778 inhabitants (2005 It is the provincial capital Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 0/km²
No. of Counties: 4
Time zone: UTC+3:30
Main language(s): Persian, Semnani, Sangesari, Mazanderani, Luri, Kurdish

Semnān is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. The provinces of Iran further subdivided into counties called shahrestan ( Persian: شهرستان shahrestān) an area inside an ostan UTC+330 is used in Iran ( Iran Standard Time) This article deals with the languages found in Iran. The Iranian languages article deals with the linguistic branch of the Indo-European languages Semnani is one of north western Iranian languages in the family of "North Western Iranian" Sangsari is an Iranian language spoken in the Semnan province of Iran mainly in the Sangsar (Mahdi Shehr town and in a several surrounding Mazandarani or Tabari ( Also known as Mazeniki Taperki) is an Iranian language of the northwestern branch The Kurdish language (Kurdish Kurdî or کوردی is a term used for the language spoken by Kurds. Iran is subdivided into thirty provinces ( Persian: استان ostān, plural استان‌ها ostānhā) each governed from a local center For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. It is in the north of the country, and its center is Semnan. Semnan (Native NameSeman,) is a city in Semnan Province, northern Iran with a population estimated at 119778 inhabitants (2005 It is the provincial capital The province of Semnan covers an area of 96,816 square kilometers and stretches along the Alborz mountain range and borders to Dasht-e Kavir desert in its southern parts. For the Iranian Frigate Alborz see Iranian frigate Alborz. For Alborz High School (in Persianدبیرستان البرز see Alborz High Dasht-e Kavir (دشت كوير in Persian) also known as Kavir-e Namak or Great Salt Desert is a large desert lying in the middle

Counties of the province include Semnan, Damghan, Shahrood and Garmsar. Semnan County ( Persian: شهرستان سمنان is a County in Semnan Province in Iran. Dāmghān (Persian دامغان is a city in Semnan Province, Iran, from Tehran on the high-road to Meshed, at an elevation of. Shahroud (شاهرود (also Shahrood, Shahrud, Emamshahr, and Emamrud) is a city in Semnan province of Iran. Garmsar (گرمسار is a city in the Semnan province of Iran, located about 82km southeast of Tehran. In 1996, the province had a population of about 501,000, and in 2005 Semnan city (the capital of the province) had a population of 119,778, and the city of Shahroud, which accounts for being the largest city of this province, had a population of 131,831. [1]

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Geography

The province is divided into two parts: a mountainous region, and the plains at the foot of the mountains. The former offers a scope for recreational activities as well as being a source for minerals, whereas the latter encompasses some ancient cities of Iran as one of the capitals of the Parthian empire was located here. Parthia ( Middle Persian: اشکانیان Ashkâniân) was an Iranian civilization situated in the northeastern part of modern Iran

Neighbours are in the North Golestan, Mazandaran, at the West Tehran, Qom, at the South Isfahan and at the East Khorasan-e Razavi. Golestān ( گلستان) is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. Mazandaran is a Caspian Tehran Province (استان تهران transliterated ostān-e Tehrān; is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. Qom is one of the 30 provinces of Iran with 11237 km² covering 0 Razavi Khorasan (in Persian: خراسان رضوی) is a province located in northeastern Iran.

Administrative Divisions

Map Shahrestan Map Key Bakhsh Center
Damghan D Central Damghan
a Amir Abad
Garmsar G Central Garmsar
a Aradan
e Eyvanakey
Semnan S Central Semnan
m Mehdishahr
s Sorkheh
Shahrood Sh Central Shahrood
bd Biarjmand
bm Mayami
m Bastam
Neighbor Provinces: E: Esfahan, G: Golestan, M: Mazandaran, NKh: North Khorasan, Q: Qom, RKh: Razavi Khorasan, T: Tehran, Y: Yazd

History

Semnan can be divided into sixteen sectors from the old days of Avesta. Shahrestan may refer to Counties of Iran Shahrestan Afghanistan A bakhsh is a type of Administrative division of Iran, translated as county but in many ways similar to a township in the United States or a district Damghan County (شهرستان دامغان is a county (shahrestan in Semnan Province, Iran. Dāmghān (Persian دامغان is a city in Semnan Province, Iran, from Tehran on the high-road to Meshed, at an elevation of. Garmsar County (شهرستان گرمسار is a County in Semnan Province in Iran. Garmsar (گرمسار is a city in the Semnan province of Iran, located about 82km southeast of Tehran. Semnan County ( Persian: شهرستان سمنان is a County in Semnan Province in Iran. Semnan (Native NameSeman,) is a city in Semnan Province, northern Iran with a population estimated at 119778 inhabitants (2005 It is the provincial capital Shahrud County ( Persian: شهرستان شاهرود is a County in Semnan Province in Iran. Shahroud (شاهرود (also Shahrood, Shahrud, Emamshahr, and Emamrud) is a city in Semnan province of Iran. Golestān ( گلستان) is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. Mazandaran is a Caspian North Khorasan (in Persian: خراسان شمالی is a province located in northeastern Iran. Qom is one of the 30 provinces of Iran with 11237 km² covering 0 Razavi Khorasan (in Persian: خراسان رضوی) is a province located in northeastern Iran. Tehran Province (استان تهران transliterated ostān-e Tehrān; is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. Yazd (استان یزد is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. The Avesta is the primary collection of sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language. During the Medes and Achaemenid periods, it accounted for being one of the largest provinces of the empire. The Medes were an ancient Iranian people who lived in the northwestern portions of present-day Iran. The Achaemenid Empire or Achaemenid Persian Empire ( haχɒmaneʃijɒn (558–330 BC was the first of the Persian Empires to rule over significant portions of

During the Islamic era, Semnan was part of the historical region of Gomess or Komesh, and The Silk Road paved its way from the midst of this region. The Silk Road, or Silk Routes, are an extensive interconnected network of Trade routes across the Asian continent connecting East South and Western Asia with the Needless to say, the province was witness to numerous wars.

The Cultural Historical Heritage Organization of Iran lists 470 sites of historical and cultural heritage such as palaces, forts, castles, caravansarais, ab anbars, and badgirs, in Semnan. A caravanserai ( kārvānsarā, Turkish kervansaray) was a roadside Inn where travelers could rest and recover from the day's journey āb anbār آب انبار is a traditional Reservoir of drinking water in Persian antiquity A windcatcher ( Persian: بادگیر Bâdgir, Arabic: بارجيل Baarjiil) is a traditional Persian architectural device In addition to these there are various religious and sacred places as well.

Higher education

See also

External links

Semnan University is a university in the city of Semnan in Semnan Province in Iran. Shahrood University of Technology is a university in the city of Shahrood in Semnan Province in Iran. Hecatompylos was an ancient city in west Khurasan, Iran, which was the capital of the Parthian Arsacid dynasty by 200 BCE. Hecatompylos was an ancient city in west Khurasan, Iran, which was the capital of the Parthian Arsacid dynasty by 200 BCE. Darius III ( Artashata) (c 380&ndash330 BC Persian داریوش Dāriūš dɔːriˈuːʃ was the last king of the Achaemenid Empire of Parthia ( Middle Persian: اشکانیان Ashkâniân) was an Iranian civilization situated in the northeastern part of modern Iran The Seleucid Empire /sə'lusɪd/ ( 312 - 63 BC) was a Hellenistic empire i Dasht-e Kavir (دشت كوير in Persian) also known as Kavir-e Namak or Great Salt Desert is a large desert lying in the middle Abu Najm Ahmad ibn Ahmad ibn Qaus Manuchehri (ابونجم احمد ابن احمد ابن قوص منوچهری دامغانی a Bayazid Bastami ( Persian بايزيد بسطامى) also known as Abu Yazid Bistami or Tayfur Abu Yazid al-Bustami, (804-874 CE was a Yadollah Royaee (in persian یدالله رویایی (born 1931 in Damqan, Semnan Province, Iran) is the poet of the New Wave or the Poem of Imagination Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (محمود احمدی‌نژاد; born October 28, 1956) is the sixth and current President of the Islamic Republic of Iran The Rig-e Jenn is a vast area of Sand Dunes in the middle of Dasht-e Kavir, Iran 's central Desert in the border region of the
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