Semnan is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. It is in the north of the country, and its center is Semnan. The province of Semnan covers an area of 96,816 square kilometers and streches along the Alborz mountain range and borders to Dasht-e Kavir desert in its southern parts. Image File history File links IranSemnan. ... Iran consists of 30 provinces: Provinces are governed from a local center, mostly the largest local city. ... -1... Alborz Mountains underneath clouds seen from Tehran Alborz (in Persian البرز), also written as Alburz or Elburz, is a mountain range in northern Iran, stretching from the borders of Armenia in the north-west to the southern end of the Caspian Sea, where also Tehran and Irans highest peak, Damavand... Dasht-e Kavir desert Dasht-e Kavir (دشت كوير in Persian), also known as Kavir-e Namak or Great Salt Desert is a large desert lying in the middle of the Iranian Plateau. ...

Counties of the province include Semnan, Damghan, Shahrood and Garmsar. In 1996, the province had a population of about 501,000, and in 2005 Semnan city (the capital of the province) had a population of 119,778, and the city of Shahroud, which accounts for being the largest city of this province, had a population of 131,831. [1] Semnan may refer to: Semnan province Semnan (city) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Damghan is a town of northern Iran, in Semnan Province, 216 mi. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Garmsar is a city in the Semnan province in northern Iran. ... -1...

Geography

The Bastami Complex in Bastam contains the shrine of Mohammad ibn Jafar Sadiq, the tomb of Bayazid Bastami, the Iwan of Öljeitü, the tomb of Mahmud Ghazan, the Congregation Mosque, the tower of Kashaneh, and the Shahrukhiya seminary, bath, and Zurkhaneh, dating from before the Seljuki era, at the earliest.

The province is divided into two parts: a mountainous region, and the plains at the foot of the mountains. The former offers a scope for recreational activities as well as being a source for minerals, whereas the latter encompasses some ancient cities of Iran as one of the capitals of the Parthian empire was located here. ImageMetadata File history File links Bastam_ghabr. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Bastam_ghabr. ... Imam Jafar As-Sadiq (April 20, 702 – December 4, 765), in full Jafar ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Husayn, was the sixth Shia imam, and a theologian and jurist. ... The Bastami Complex in Bastam, Semnan Province of Iran, contains the shrine of Mohammad ibn Jafar Sadiq, the tomb of Bayazid, his monastary, the Iwan of Öljeitü, the tomb of Mahmud Ghazan, the Congregation Mosque, the tower of Kashaneh, and the Shahrukhiya seminary, bath, and Zurkhaneh, dating from before the... An Iwan is a large, vaulted chamber with a monumental arched opening on one side. ... Öljeitü (1280 - December 16, 1316, in Soltaniyeh, near Kazvin), was the eight Ilkhanate ruler in Iran, resigned from 1304 to 1316. ... Mahmud Ghazan (November 5, 1271 - May 11, 1304) was the seventh ruler of the Ilkhanate in Iran from 1295 to 1304. ... ... The Seljuk Turks (also Seldjuk, Seldjuq, Seljuq; in modern Turkish Selçuklular; in Persian سلجوقيان SaljÅ«qiyān; in Arabic سلجوق SaljÅ«q, or السلاجقة al-Salājiqa) were a major branch of the Oghuz Turks and a dynasty that ruled parts of Central Asia and the Middle East from the 11th to... Reproduction of a Parthian warrior as depicted on Trajans Column The Parthian Empire was the dominating force on the Iranian plateau beginning in the late 3rd century BCE, and intermittently controlled Mesopotamia between ca 190 BCE and 224 CE. Origins Bust of Parthian soldier, Esgh-abad Museum, Turkmenia. ...

History

Semnan can be divided into sixteen sectors from the old days of Avesta. During the Medes and Achaemenid periods, it accounted for being one of the largest provinces of the empire. See Avesta Municipality for the Swedish town Yasna 28. ... The Medes(ancient Kurdistan) were an Iranian people, who lived in the north, western, and northwestern portions of present-day Iran, and roughly the areas of present day Tehran, Hamedan, Azarbaijan, north of Esfahan, Zanjan, and Kurdistan. ... Achaemenid Empire The Achaemenid Dynasty was a dynasty in the ancient Persian Empire, including Cyrus II the Great, Darius I and Xerxes I. At the height of their power, the Achaemenid rulers of Persia ruled over territories roughly emcompassing some parts of todays Iraq, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon...

During the Islamic era, Semnan was part of the historical region of Gomess or Komesh, and The Silk Road paved its way from the midst of this region. Needless to say, the province was witness to numerous wars. For other uses, see Silk Road (disambiguation). ...

The Cultural Historical Heritage Organization of Iran lists 470 sites of historical and cultural heritage such as palaces, forts, castles, caravansarais, ab anbars, and badgirs, in Semnan. In addition to these there are various religious and sacred places as well. This article is about the roadside inns. ... An ab anbar with double domes and windcatchers in the central desert city of Naeen, near Yazd. ... Qajari era architecture of Hormozgan province. ...

Districts

Sangesar (Mahdishahr) Sangsar is situated on the southern slopes of the Alborz mountains, a small distance from the city of Semnan. ...

Colleges and universities

• 1. Damghan University of Basic Sciences
  2. University of Semnan
  3. University of Shahrood
  4. Semnan University of Medical Sciences
  5. Islamic Azad University of Semnan
  6. Islamic Azad University of Shahrood
  7. Islamic Azad University of Garmsar
  8. Shahroud University of Medical Sciences
  9. Shahrood University of Technology

See also

• Rig-e Jenn

The Rig-e Jenn is a vast area of sand dunes in the middle of Dasht-e Kavir, Irans central desert in the border region of the Semnan and Isfahan provinces. ...

External links

• History of Semnan Province
• Information on Semnan National geosience database of Iran
• Semnan Cultual Heritage Organization

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