Semnan, Iran facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Semnan
سمنان
Semān
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City
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Entrance to the Citadel of Semnan
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Capital of Qomess
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| Motto(s):
Welcome; خوش امیچین
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 Semnan, Iran
Location in Iran
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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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The name "Semnan" in Persian calligraphy.
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Typical terrain and geography of the region
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Coinage during the Parthian Era
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Semnan within the bounds of the Shi'a Alavid Emirate
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Historical entrance to the Semnan Citadel at night
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Shah Mosque
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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
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An entrance to the Semnan University campus
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Maryam Amid Semnani Mozayyan As-Saltaneh
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Nematollah Nassiri
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Mostafa Kavakebian
See also
In Spanish: Semnán para niños
