Semnān

Semnān

Iran
also spelled  Samnān,  

      chief town and county (shahrestān) in Semnān ostān (province), northern Iran; it lies 3,734 feet (1,138 metres) above sea level on a large plain at the southern foot of the Elburz Mountains. In the town are an ornamented minaret (12th century) and several large places of worship. Semnān is a thriving market for local grains, cotton, and tobacco; textiles and carpets are also made there. The town is linked by rail with Tehrān and Meshed. Semnān was cited by Oriental geographers for the rivulets running through its streets; its soft cotton textiles and its sweet paste made from almonds and figs were also noted. Pop. (2006) town, 126,780.

also spelled  Samnān 

      ostān (province), northern Iran, bounded by the ostāns of Khorāsān on the east, Eṣfahān on the south, Markazī (Tehrān) on the west, and Māzandarān on the north. The northern half of the region is an extension of the Elburz Mountains pierced by narrow defiles; to the south the land surface drops gradually by shallow terraces to the flat salt waste of the Kavīr-e Namak. The Rūdkhāneh-ye (stream) Qareh Sū, rising in the Elburz Mountains, flows southward into the Kavīr-e Namak. Most of the population is engaged in agriculture; corn (maize), tobacco, cotton, sugar beets, indigo plants, and fruit are the chief products. Industries produce sugar, ginned cotton, milled flour, bricks, alcoholic beverages, carpets, and leather goods. Chromium, lead, and coal are mined. Roads and rail service link Semnān (the capital) with Lāsjerd, Amīrābād, Dāmghān, Emāmshahr (formerly Shāhrūd), and Mayāmey. Area 37,641 square miles (97,491 square km). Pop. (2006) 589,742.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Semnán — سمنان Puerta Arg en Semnán …   Wikipedia Español

  • Semnan — steht für: Semnan (Provinz), eine Provinz im Iran Semnan (Stadt), die gleichnamige Hauptstadt der Provinz Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Semnan — Semnan, Stadt in der pers. Provinz Chorassan, am Südabhang des Elburs, am Fluß S., an der Westgrenze der Großen Salzwüste und an der Handelsstraße Teheran Meschhed, 1106 m ü. M., hat von Bäumen beschattete und von Bächen durchflossene Straßen,… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Semnan — Semnan,   Samnan, Provinzhauptstadt in Iran, 1 220 m über dem Meeresspiegel, Gebirgsfußoase am Elbursgebirge und am Nordrand der iranischen Binnenwüsten, wichtiger Rastort des Verkehrs nach Nordostiran, 55 000 Einwohner; Baumwollanbau und weberei …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Semnan — 35° 33′ N 53° 23′ E / 35.55, 53.38 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Semnan — Original name in latin Semnn Name in other language Samnan, Samnn, Semnan, Semnn, samnan, smnan, Семнан State code IR Continent/City Asia/Tehran longitude 35.57291 latitude 53.39714 altitude 1131 Population 124826 Date 2012 01 16 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Semnan — Admin ASC 1 Code Orig. name Semnān Country and Admin Code IR.25 IR …   World countries Adminstrative division ASC I-II

  • Semnan (Stadt) — Semnan …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Semnan (disambiguation) — Semnan may refer to:* Semnan Province, a province in Iran * Semnan County, a county in the Semnan Province of Iran * Semnan, Iran, a city in the Semnan County of Iran …   Wikipedia

  • Semnan County — (Persian: شهرستان سمنان) is a county in Semnan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Semnan.ea alsoSangsar (Mahdishahr)References* اطلس گیتاشناسی استان‌های ایران [Atlas Gitashenasi Ostanhai Iran] (… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”