Climate : Warm
OldName : Simlam
Area : 97491
Population : 631218
semnan Province is one of the 31 provinces of
Iran. It is in the north of the country, and its center is
semnan.
The province of
semnan covers an area of 96,816 square kilometers and stretches along the
Alborz mountain range and borders
...see more to Dasht-e Kavir desert in its southern parts.
Counties of the province include semnan, Aradan, Damghan, Shahrud, Mehdishahr, Meyami, Sorkheh, and Garmsar. In 1996, the province had a population of about 501,000, and in 2005 semnan city (the capital of the province) had a population of 119,778, and the city of Shahroud, which accounts for being the largest city of this province, had a population of 231,831.
The province is divided into two parts: a mountainous region, and the plains at the foot of the mountains.
semnan can be divided into sixteen sectors from the old days of Avesta. During the Medes and Achaemenid periods, it accounted for being one of the largest provinces of the empire.
During the Islamic era, semnan was part of the historical region of Gomess or Komesh, and the Silk Road paved its way from the midst of this region.
Needless to say, the province was witness to numerous wars.
The Cultural Historical Heritage Organization of Iran lists 470 sites of historical and cultural heritage such as palaces, forts, castles, caravansarais, ab anbars, and badgirs, in semnan.
In addition to these there are various religious and sacred places as well.
Reference : wikipedia.org
