Sahneh

For the administrative divisions, see Sahneh County and Sahneh Rural District.

Sahneh (Persian: صحنه)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Sahneh County, Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[4]

Sahneh Persian: صحنه
City
Sahneh
Coordinates: 34°28′55″N 47°41′24″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kermanshah
County	Sahneh
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	35,508
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Language

The city is mostly Kurdish speaking.^[5]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 34,133 in 8,861 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 36,542 people in 10,594 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 35,508 people in 10,985 households.^[2]

Notable residents

Kioumars Heydari, General

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Şaḩneh and Sehneh; also known as Sahna; Kurdish: سه‌حنه^[3]