Famenin
Persian: فامنين
City
Famenin is located in Iran
Famenin
Famenin
Coordinates: 35°06′50″N 48°58′21″E / 35.11389°N 48.97250°E / 35.11389; 48.97250[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceHamadan
CountyFamenin
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total14,208
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Famenin (Persian: فامنين, also Romanized as Fāmenīn, Fāmanīn, and Famīnīn)[3] is a city in the Central District of Famenin County, Hamadan province, Iran, serving as both capital of the district and of the county.[4] It is a predominately Azeri Turkic-speaking city at around 80%, the rest being standard Persian.[5]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 14,019 in 3,634 households, when it was in the former Famenin District of Hamadan County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 14,478 people in 4,329 households,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Famenin County.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 14,208 people in 4,498 households.[2]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (16 October 2023). "Famenin, Famenin County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 13. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Famenin can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3062616" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. 1 2 Davoudi, Parviz (14 July 2009). "According to the proposal of the Ministry of Interior, the Board of Ministers agreed to the creation of Famenin and Abbasabad Counties in Hamadan and Mazandaran provinces". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Atlas of the Languages of Iran".
  6. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 13. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 13. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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