Samen

For the administrative divisions, see Samen District and Samen Rural District. For the ballistic missile, see Samen (missile). For the administrative divisions of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, see Saman County and Saman Rural District.

Samen
Persian: سامن
City
Underground City of Samen
Underground City of Samen
Samen is located in Iran
Samen
Samen
Coordinates: 34°12′34″N 48°42′15″E / 34.20944°N 48.70417°E / 34.20944; 48.70417[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceHamadan
CountyMalayer
DistrictSamen
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total3,873
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Samen (Persian: سامن)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Samen District of Malayer County, Hamadan province, Iran.[4] The local language in Samen is Persian.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 4,025 in 1,207 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 4,426 people in 1,269 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 3,873 people in 1,268 households.[2]

Archaeology

A subterranean city was discovered beneath Samen, consisting of 25 rooms.[8] The city is believed to be around 2,300 years old, and since its discovery and excavation has been preserved in order to become a tourist attraction and for further study.

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Sāman and Sāmen[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (18 October 2023). "Samen, Malayer County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 13. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Samen can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3823489" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the country's divisions of Hamadan province, centered in Hamadan city". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 11 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  5. ^ "سامن". Vajehyab (in Persian). Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 13. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 13. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Minister inaugurates ancient underground city as new destination". Tehran Times. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2023.


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