Samen

For the administrative divisions, see Samen District and Samen Rural District. For the ballistic missile, see Samen (missile). For the administrative divisions of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, see Saman County and Saman Rural District.

Samen (Persian: سامن)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Samen District of Malayer County, Hamadan province, Iran.^[4]

Samen Persian: سامن
City
Underground City of Samen
Samen
Coordinates: 34°12′34″N 48°42′15″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Hamadan
County	Malayer
District	Samen
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	3,873
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Language

The local language in Samen is Persian.^[5]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 4,025 in 1,207 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 4,426 people in 1,269 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 3,873 people in 1,268 households.^[2]

Archaeology

A subterranean city was discovered beneath Samen, consisting of 25 rooms.^[8] The city is believed to be around 2,300 years old, and since its discovery and excavation has been preserved in order to become a tourist attraction and for further study.

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Sāman and Sāmen^[3]