Khamaneh (Persian: خامنه)[a] is a city in the Central District of Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.[4] The city is 72 km from Tabriz.[5]
Khamaneh
Persian: خامنه | |
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City | |
  Khamaneh | |
| Coordinates: 38°11′33″N 45°37′51″E / 38.19250°N 45.63083°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | East Azerbaijan |
| County | Shabestar |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 3,056 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
History
editThe 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.[5]
Demographics
editPopulation
editAt the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 2,750 in 827 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 2,541 people in 812 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 3,056 people in 1,009 households.[2]
Attractions
edit- Masjid MirPanj (MirPanj Mosque)
- Qanatin (Aqueducts) of Khameneh
- Bazar (Market) of Khameneh
- Historical bathroom of Khameneh
- Qareh Kahriz tourism area[8]
Notable people
edit- 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
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Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (6 September 2024). "Khamaneh, Shabestar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): East Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Khamaneh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3070499" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2013) [Approved 21 June 1369]. 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. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Notification 8284/2T142K. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2023 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.
- ^ a b "Khameneh, birth place of Iran's supreme leader". dana.ir. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): East Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): East Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
- ^ Khameneh --tourism places seeiran.ir Retrieved 9 November 2019
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