Sahneh

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

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)

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]

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]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (12 December 2024). "Sahneh, Sahneh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 12 December 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kermanshah Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Sahneh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3081892" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) [Approved 25 November 1372]. Approval letter regarding the establishment of Sahneh County. solh.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Letter 1372/9. Archived from the original on 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024 – via Iranian Knowledge Authority, Iranian Legal Authority (Civilika).
5. "Atlas of the Languages of Iran".
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Kermanshah Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Kermanshah Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.