Samen Explained
| Samen |
| Native Name: | Persian: سامن |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Hamadan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Malayer |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Samen |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 3873 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Samen (Persian: سامن) is a city in, and the capital of, Samen District of Malayer County, Hamadan province, Iran.[2] The local language in Samen is Persian.[3]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 4,025 in 1,207 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 4,426 people in 1,269 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 3,873 people in 1,268 households.[6]
Archaeology
A subterranean city was discovered beneath Samen, consisting of 25 rooms.[7] 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
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Samen, Malayer County . . 18 October 2023 . 18 October 2023 . fa.
- Web site: 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 . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20240211122913/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113025 . Ministry of Interior, Political Defense Commission of the Government Board . Habibi . Hassan . 11 February 2024 . 21 June 1369 . 11 February 2024.
- Web site: سامن. 11 August 2021. Vajehyab. fa.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 13 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920093712/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/13.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 13 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230117164705/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Hamadan.xls . 17 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 13 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210421224006/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_13.xlsx . Excel . 21 April 2021.
- Web site: 2022-12-30 . Minister inaugurates ancient underground city as new destination . 2023-04-20 . Tehran Times . en.
