Basmenj ( fa, باسمنج; also
Romanize
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d as Bāsmenj; also known as Bāsmej and Bāsmīnj)
is a city in the
Central District of
Tabriz County
Tabriz County ( fa, شهرستان تبریز) is located in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Tabriz
Tabriz ( fa, تبریز ; ) is a city in northwestern Iran, serving as the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. It ...
,
East Azerbaijan
East Azerbaijan Province ( fa, استان آذربایجان شرقی ''Āzarbāijān-e Sharqi''; az-Arab, شرقی آذربایجان اوستانی) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is located in Iranian Azerbaijan, bordering Armenia ...
province,
Iran
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. At the 2006 census, its population was 10,736 in 2,873 households.
The following census in 2011 counted 11,190 people in 3,283 households.
The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 12,692 people in 3,890 households.
Basmenj is located southeast of
Tabriz
Tabriz ( fa, تبریز ; ) is a city in northwestern Iran, serving as the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. It is the List of largest cities of Iran, sixth-most-populous city in Iran. In the Quri Chay, Quru River valley in Iran's historic Aze ...
and lies at an altitude of , covering an area of 2 square kilometres.
References
Tabriz County
Cities in East Azerbaijan Province
Populated places in East Azerbaijan Province
Populated places in Tabriz County
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