Semnan Province

Semnan (Persian سمنان ) is one of the 31 provinces in Iran. She has the same name Semnan city to the capital.

In the province of 589 742 people ( 2006 census ). The area of ​​the province covers 97 491 square kilometers. The population density is 6 people per square kilometer.

Geography

The only sparsely populated province of Semnan is located in the northern part of Iran. It is bordered on the north by the provinces of Golestan, Mazandaran and North Khorasan, on the west by the provinces of Tehran and Qom, on the south by the provinces of Esfahan and Yazd, and on the east by the province of Razavi Khorasan.

In the center is the provincial capital of Semnan is with 126 780 inhabitants ( 2006 census ). However, the largest city with 132 379 inhabitants ( 2006 census ) is Shahrud. Semnan is partly very mountainous and includes parts of the Great Salt desert Dasht -e Kavir (also Kavir -e Namak ).

History

Bistam ( Bastam at Shahrud ) is in the year 803 birthplace of Bayazid Bistami, the later Persian Muslim mystics of Sufism. On November 13, 1948 the province of Semnan, Hassan Rohani was in Sorkheh born, later Iranian politician and, since June 14, 2013, the designated seventh President of the Islamic Republic of Iran. On October 28, 1956 in Garmsar, Semnan Province, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was born, later Iranian politician and from 2005 to 2013, the sixth President of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Attractions

  • Tepe Hissar mound
  • Ruins of Tari Khaneh Mosque
  • Ancient city Hecatompylos, capital of Parthia
  • Ruins of the citadel of Damghan
  • Seljuk mosque in Bastam
  • Village Kharaqan
  • Ruins of the castle Byar
  • Ruins of the mosque in Farumad
  • Museum of the City Shahrud
  • Arg- goal from the Qajar, Semnan city

Economy

In the province of grain and cotton are grown. The historically most important industries are the textile and carpet production, today the automobile and bicycle production plays an important role. Semnan is located on the trade routes between the Iranian capital, Tehran, the capital of the province of Razavi Khorasan, Mashhad. Semnan is connected to both cities by roads and railway lines.

Administrative divisions

Universities

  • Damghan University of Basic Sciences
  • University of Semnan
  • University of Shahrood
  • Semnan University of Medical Sciences
  • Islamic Azad University of Semnan
  • Islamic Azad University of Shahrood
  • Islamic Azad University of Garmsar
  • Shahroud University of Medical Sciences
  • Shahrood University of Technology
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