Semnan (province)

سمنان Semnan
Location of the Semnan Province in Iran
Basic data
Country	Iran
Capital	Semnan
surface	97,491 km²
Residents	702,360 (2016 census)
density	7.2 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	IR-12

Coordinates: 35 ° 28 '  N , 54 ° 43'  E

Semnan ( Persian سمنان) is one of the 31 provinces in Iran. It has the city of the same name Semnan as its capital.

702,360 people live in the province (2016 census). The area of ​​the province extends to 97,491 square kilometers. The population density is 7 people per square kilometer.

geography

The sparsely populated province of Semnan is located in the northern part of Iran. It borders in the north on the provinces of Golestan , Mazandaran and North-Khorasan , in the west on the provinces Tehran and Qom , in the south on the province Esfahan , and in the east on the province Razavi-Khorasan .

In the center is the provincial capital Semnan with 126,780 inhabitants (2006 census). The largest city with 132,379 inhabitants (2006 census) is Schahrud . Semnan is partly very mountainous and includes parts of the great salt desert Dascht-e Kawir (also Kawir-e Namak).

history

Bistam (Bastam bei Shahrud) is the birthplace of Bāyazīd Bistāmī , the later Persian Islamic mystic of Sufism, in 803 . On November 13, 1948 , Hassan Rohani was born in Sorche , Semnan Province, the later Iranian politician and, since June 14, 2013, the seventh President of the Islamic Republic of Iran . On October 28, 1956 , Mahmud Ahmadinejad was born in Garmsar , Semnan Province, the later Iranian politician and from 2005 to 2013 the sixth President of the Islamic Republic of Iran .

Attractions

• Tepe Hissar ruins
• Ruins of the Tārichāne mosque
• Ancient city of Hekatompylos , capital of Parthia
• Ruins of the Damghan Citadel
• Seljuks Mosque in Bastam
• Charaqan village
• Byar Castle ruins
• Ruins of the mosque in Farumad
• Shahrud City Museum
• Arg gate from the Qajar period , city of Semnan

economy

Grain and cotton are grown in the province. The historically most important branches of industry are textile and carpet production, today automobile and bicycle production also play an important role. Semnan is located on the trade routes between the Iranian capital Tehran and the capital of the Razavi-Khorasan province , Mashhad . Semnan is connected to both cities by roads and rail lines.

Administrative division

map	district	abbreviation	district	main place
	Damghan	D.	center	Damghan
		a	Amir Abad
	Garmsar	G	center	Garmsar
		a	Aradan
		e	Eyvanakey
	Semnan	S.	center	Semnan
		m	Mehdischahr
		s	Sorche
	Shahrud	Sh	center	Shahrud
		bd	Biardschmand
		bm	Mayami
		m	Bastam
Neighboring provinces: E: Esfahan , G: Golestan , M: Mazandaran , NKh: North Khorasan , Q: Qom , RKh: Razavi-Khorasan , T: Tehran , Y: Yazd

Colleges

• Damghan University of Basic Sciences
• University of Semnan
• University of Schahrud
• Semnan University of Medical Sciences
• Azad Islamic University of Semnan
• Azad Islamic University of Shahrud
• Azad Islamic University of Garmsar
• Schahrud University of Medical Sciences
• Schahrud University of Technology

Web links

Commons : Semnan  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ City Population: Iran - Cities and Provinces .