Mianeh, East Azerbaijan Explained

Official Name:Mianeh [1]
Native Name:Persian: میانا
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Iran
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:East Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Mianeh
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Central
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Adel Mortezaie
Leader Title1:Parliament
Leader Name1:Mehdi Esmaeili and Seyed Morteza Hosseini
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:98973
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Coordinates:37.4233°N 47.7136°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:1100
Area Code:041
Miyana

Mianeh (Persian: ميانه) is a city in the Central District of Mianeh County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[3] It is the fourth most populous city in East Azerbaijan province.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 87,385 in 22,728 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 95,505 people in 26,549 households.The language of the population is Turkic [5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 98,973 people in 30,504 households.[6]

Geography

Location

Mianeh is in a valley, approximately 439km (273miles) northwest of Tehran and approximately 187km (116miles) southeast of East Azerbaijan's largest city and capital, Tabriz. The city was strategically located, during antiquity was a frontier city for a key travel route between Iraq and Azerbaijan.[7] [8]

Climate

Economy

The city is an important manufacturer of steel. Currently, a lot of Baroque-style construction work is happening in the housing sector, modernizing the city. It has a historical Bazaar where mainly textile sellers, clothing sellers, carpet sellers, and gold sellers are present. Since 2020, a vibrant Sangfarsh (Stone Carpet) has been built in the Bazaar district, where small shops can be found with natural products from across the region and country, amongst others.

Transportation

Mianeh has an important railway serving both industrial needs (for the steel industry) and passenger transportation needs to mainly Tehran, Tabriz, Zanjan, Maragheh, and Karaj.

Historical monuments

Historical monuments in the city of Mianeh include the Imamzadeh Esmail Mausoleum (Kamaləddin).[9] Nearby monuments include Kiz Castle (also known as Qız Qalası),[10] the Stone Tark Mosque,[11] and the Kiz Bridge (Qız Körpüsü). The Kiz Bridge was partly destroyed in December 1946 by Communist militants of the Azerbaijani Democratic Party advocating for independence to halt the offensive of the Capitalist-supported Imperial Iranian Army.[12]

Tourism

Mianeh is a touristic city, with roads connecting all of Iran.

Notable people

Among notable people from Mianeh are:

See also

Notes and References

  1. BGN Standard with diacritics. "Geonames" United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
  2. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Mianeh, Mianeh County) . . 25 February 2024 . 25 February 2024 . fa.
  3. Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the country's divisions of East Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Tabriz . fa . Qavanin . https://web.archive.org/web/20211023220800/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/98949 . Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board . Habibi . Hassan . 23 October 2021 . 21 June 1369 . 5 December 2023.
  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 . Turksih. 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. Book: Ouseley, William. Travels in Various Countries of the East, More Particularly Persia. 1823. Rodwell and Martin. 389. en.
  8. Book: Frye, Richard Nelson. The History of Ancient Iran. 1984. C.H.Beck. 978-3-406-09397-5. 10. en.
  9. Web site: Rasaneh. Sirang. Imamzadeh Esmaeil Mausoleum 2021 Tourist Attraction in Mianeh, travel to iran, Visit Iran. 2021-07-20. Iran Tourism & Touring.
  10. Web site: Rasaneh. Sirang. Dokhtar Castle (Qiz Qalasi) 2021 Tourist Attraction in Mianeh, travel to iran, Visit Iran. 2021-07-20. Iran Tourism & Touring.
  11. Web site: Rasaneh. Sirang. Stone Mosque of Tark (Sangi Mosque) 2021 Tourist Attraction in Mianeh, travel to iran, Visit Iran. 2021-07-20. Iran Tourism & Touring.
  12. Book: Byron, Robert. The Road to Oxiana: New edition linked and annotaded. 2016-06-27. MarcoPolo. 978-989-8575-68-5. 271–272.
  13. Book: Jāhid, Parvīz. Directory of World Cinema: Iran. 2012. Intellect Books. 978-1-84150-399-8. 36. en.

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