Simmineh

For the administrative division, see Simmineh District. For other places with a similar name, see Simeneh.

Simmineh (Persian: سیمینه)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Simmineh District of Bukan County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.^[5] It also serves as the administrative center for Akhtachi-ye Mahali Rural District.^[6]

Simmineh Persian: سیمینه
City
Simmineh
Coordinates: 36°43′51″N 46°09′10″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
County	Bukan
District	Simmineh
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	1,345
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Language

The people of Simmineh speak Kurdish.^[7]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 957 in 188 households.^[8] The following census in 2011 counted 1,173 people in 274 households.^[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 1,345 people in 369 households.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Simineh and Sīmmīneh;^[3] formerly the village of Qarah Musalu (قره موسالو)^[4]