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Semnan (Native Name:Seman , ) is a city in Semnan Province
Semnan Province

Semnan is one of the 30 provinces of Iran of Iran. It is in the north of the country, and its center is Semnan, Iran. The province of Semnan covers an area of 96,816 square kilometers and stretches along the Alborz mountain range and borders to Dasht-e Kavir desert in its southern parts....
, northern Iran
Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and formerly known internationally as Persian Empire until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea....
 with a population estimated at 119,778 inhabitants (2005) It is the provincial capital of Semnan province
Semnan Province

Semnan is one of the 30 provinces of Iran of Iran. It is in the north of the country, and its center is Semnan, Iran. The province of Semnan covers an area of 96,816 square kilometers and stretches along the Alborz mountain range and borders to Dasht-e Kavir desert in its southern parts....
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Semnan is situated at 1,138 metres above sea level at the southern foot of the Alborz Mountains. It is the regional market for local grains and cotton.

The production of textile
Textile

A textile is a flexible material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres often referred to as thread or yarn. Yarn is produced by Spinning raw wool fibres, linen, cotton, or other material on a spinning wheel to produce long strands known as yarn....
s and carpets are the most important industries in the history of city.






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Semnan (Native Name:Seman , ) is a city in Semnan Province
Semnan Province

Semnan is one of the 30 provinces of Iran of Iran. It is in the north of the country, and its center is Semnan, Iran. The province of Semnan covers an area of 96,816 square kilometers and stretches along the Alborz mountain range and borders to Dasht-e Kavir desert in its southern parts....
, northern Iran
Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and formerly known internationally as Persian Empire until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea....
 with a population estimated at 119,778 inhabitants (2005) It is the provincial capital of Semnan province
Semnan Province

Semnan is one of the 30 provinces of Iran of Iran. It is in the north of the country, and its center is Semnan, Iran. The province of Semnan covers an area of 96,816 square kilometers and stretches along the Alborz mountain range and borders to Dasht-e Kavir desert in its southern parts....
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Semnan is situated at 1,138 metres above sea level at the southern foot of the Alborz Mountains. It is the regional market for local grains and cotton.

The production of textile
Textile

A textile is a flexible material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres often referred to as thread or yarn. Yarn is produced by Spinning raw wool fibres, linen, cotton, or other material on a spinning wheel to produce long strands known as yarn....
s and carpets are the most important industries in the history of city. but nowadays in compare with its population Semnan have very powerful industrial specially in the field of Automotive (Cars and Bikes). Semnan has traditionally been an important stopover on the trade routes between Tehran
Tehran

Tehran is the capital and largest city of Iran, and the administrative center of Tehran Province. Tehran is a sprawling city at the foot of the Alborz mountain range with an immense network of highways unparalleled in Western Asia....
 (220 kilometers [136 miles]) and Mashad (685 kilometers [426 miles]), and is today linked with the two cities by road and railways.

To the west of the city is "Maleh" which used to be a separate settlement but was not a part of Semnan. In the local language the inhabitants are known as Malezh. "Maleh" is consist of three part Koery (Kodivar), Koshmeni (Kushmaqaan), Zaveni (Zavaqaan). Nowadays "Maleh" is part of Semnan.

Higher education

  • University of Semnan
    University of Semnan

    Semnan University is a university in the city of Semnan in Semnan Province in Iran.The university was established as "Semnan College of Technology" in 1974, and was elevated to university status in 1993....


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