Semnan is the capital of Semnan province in north central Iran, about 216 kilometers east of Tehran and 640 kilometers west of Mashhad. The 2016 census recorded 185,129 residents. The city is the hub of the Semnani language and home to the Semnani ethnic group, and it has served as a significant stop along the historic Silk Road. Settled around 240 BCE, Semnan has remained prominent through successive periods from the Parthian Empire to the present, and it holds numerous religious and secular historical monuments.
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1. Semnan, Iran (Wikipedia)
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Semnan (Persian: سمنان; pronounced [semˈnɒːn] ) is a city in the Central District of Semnan County, Semnan province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county and the district.
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1130
- In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
View the Source2. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 35.75, 53.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 35.75, 53.25
35.75 53.25 Csa
3. GeoNames: Semnan - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 116402, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)Quote, cities500 record 116402, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
35.57691 53.39205 P PPLA IR 25 124826 1148 Asia/Tehran
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