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Khamaneh

Khamaneh is a city in the Central District of Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. The city is 72 km from Tabriz.

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Khamaneh
Persian: خامنه
City
House in Khamaneh
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Khamaneh
Coordinates: 38°11′34″N 45°37′51″E / 38.19278°N 45.63083°E / 38.19278; 45.6308312
CountryIran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyShabestar
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)3
 • Total
3,056
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Khamaneh (Persian: خامنه)a is a city in the Central District of Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.5 The city is 72 km from Tabriz.6

History

The main industry of Khameneh used to be fabric and wool. Marefat (Nesar) school, the first school in Shabestar area, was built in Khameneh in 1899.6

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 2,750 in 827 households.7 The following census in 2011 counted 2,541 people in 812 households.8 The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 3,056 people in 1,009 households.3

Attractions

  • Masjid MirPanj (MirPanj Mosque)
  • Qanatin (Aqueducts) of Khameneh
  • Bazar (Market) of Khameneh
  • Historical bathroom of Khameneh
  • Qareh Kahriz tourism area9

Notable people

See also

See also

Iran portal

Notes

Notes

  1. Also romanized as Khamaneh, Khāmeneh, and Khāmneh; also known as Khāminah, Khumla, and Khumna4
References

References

  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (31 March 2025). "محله پیرباغچه [Mahalleh-ye Pirbaghcheh], Khamaneh, دهستان گونی مرکزی, بخش مرکزی [Guney-ye Markazi Rural District, Central District], Shabestar County, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  2. "5JVJ+488 Khameneh, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  3. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. Khamaneh at GEOnet Names Server
  5. Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان آذربایجان شرقی به مرکزیت شهر تبریز [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of East Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Tabriz]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. یب‌نامه‌شماره .93808ت907 [Resolution No. 93808T907]. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  6. "Khameneh, birth place of Iran's supreme leader". dana.ir. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  7. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: East Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  9. Khameneh --tourism places seeiran.ir Retrieved 9 November 2019