Khamaneh Explained

Official Name:	Khamaneh
Native Name:	Persian: خامنه
Settlement Type:	City
Pushpin Map:	Iran
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Iran
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	East Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Shabestar
Subdivision Type3:	District
Subdivision Name3:	Central
Population As Of:	2016
Population Total:	3056
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone:	IRST
Utc Offset:	+3:30
Coordinates:	38.1925°N 45.6308°W
Coordinates Footnotes:	^[1]

Khamaneh (Persian: خامنه) is a city in the Central District of Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.^[2] The city is 72 km from Tabriz.^[3]

History

The main industry of Khameneh used to be fabric and wool. Marefat (Nesar) school, the first school in Shabestar area, was built in Khameneh in 1899.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 2,750 in 827 households.^[4] The following census in 2011 counted 2,541 people in 812 households.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 3,056 people in 1,009 households.^[6]

Attractions

• Masjid MirPanj (MirPanj Mosque)
• Qanatin (Aqueducts) of Khameneh
• Bazar (Market) of Khameneh
• Historical bathroom of Khameneh
• Qareh Kahriz tourism area^[7]

Notable people

• Seyyed Javad Khamenei
• Mohammad Khiabani
• Mir-Hossein Mousavi
• Seyyed Ali Khamenei (Supreme Leader of Iran)
• Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei
• Mirza Fatali Akhundov, whose father was born in Khameneh

See also

Notes and References

1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Khamaneh, Shabestar County . . 25 February 2024 . 25 February 2024 . fa.
2. Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the country divisions of East Azerbaijan province centered on the city of Tabriz . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20130804122525/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113028 . 4 August 2013 . Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board . Habibi . Hassan . 7 July 1369 . 4 December 2023.
3. Web site: Khameneh, birth place of Iran's supreme leader . dana.ir . 19 August 2019.
4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 03 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920092432/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/03.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . Syracuse University . 03 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20230116202318/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/East-Azerbaijan.xls . 16 January 2023. 19 December 2022 . Excel.
6. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 03 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201113123618/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_03.xlsx . Excel . 13 November 2020.
7. https://seeiran.ir/category/states/azar-sharghi/%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%86%D9%87/ Khameneh --tourism places