Sahneh
Persian: صحنه
City
Sahneh is located in Iran
Sahneh
Sahneh
Coordinates: 34°28′52″N 47°40′48″E / 34.48111°N 47.68000°E / 34.48111; 47.68000[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceKermanshah
CountySahneh
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total35,508
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Sahneh (Persian: صحنه; Kurdish: سه‌حنه; also Romanized as Şaḩneh and Sehneh; also known as Sahna)[3] is a city in the Central District of Sahneh County, Kermanshah province, Iran, and serves as both capital of the county and of the district.

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 34,133 in 8,861 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 36,542 people in 10,594 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 35,508 people in 10,985 households.[2]

Language

The city is mostly Kurdish speaking.[6]

Notable Residents

Kioumars Heydari, General

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (17 July 2023). "Sahneh, Sahneh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Sahneh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3081892" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "Atlas of the Languages of Iran".
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