Basmenj

Basmenj
Persian: باسمنج
City
Basmenj is located in Iran
Map credit
Basmenj
Basmenj
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 37°59′46″N 46°28′20″E / 37.99611°N 46.47222°E / 37.99611; 46.47222
CountryIran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyTabriz
DistrictBasmenj
Elevation
1,791 m (5,876 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
12,692
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Basmenj (Persian: باسمنج) is a city in, and the capital of, Basmenj District in Tabriz County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Basmenj is located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southeast of Tabriz and lies at an altitude of 1,791 metres (5,876 ft), covering an area of 2 square kilometres.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 10,736 in 2,873 households, when it was in the Central District. The following census in 2011 counted 11,190 people in 3,283 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 12,692 people in 3,890 households.

In 2021, the city was separated from the district in the establishment of Basmenj District.

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Also romanized as Bāsmenj; also known as Bāsmej and Bāsmīnj

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (6 September 2024). "میدان امام علی [Meydan-e Emam Ali], Navatava - Nematabad, دهستان میدان چای, بخش مرکزی شهرستان تبریز [Meydan Chay Rural District, Central District of Tabriz County], Tabriz County, East Azerbaijan Province, 51691-54131, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "XFWC+CVX Basmenj, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  3. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ↑ Basmenj at GEOnet Names Server
  5. 1 2 Jahangiri, Eshaq (19 July 2021) [شماره ۴۶۲۸۷/ت ۵۸۶۴۲هـ ـ ۱۴۰۰/۴/۲۸ (No. 46287/T 58642 AH - 1400/4/28) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در شهرستان تبریز استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Resolution on the national divisions in Tabriz County, East Azerbaijan province]. پژوهشکده حقوقی شهر دانش [Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره ۲۱۰۶۵۲ [Proposal No. 210652]. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  6. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: East Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.