Khamaneh ( fa, خامنه; also
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d as Khāmeneh, Khamaneh, and Khāmneh; also known as Khumla and Khumna) is a city in the
Central District of
Shabestar County
Shabestar County ( fa, شهرستان شبستر) is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Shabestar
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,
East Azerbaijan Province
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,
Iran
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; and at the distance of 72 km from
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 ...
.
At the 2011 census, its population was 2,541, in 812 families.
History
The main industry of Khameneh used to be fabric and wool. Marefat (Nesar) school, the first school in Shabestar area, was built in Khameneh in 1899.
Notable natives
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Seyyed Javad Khamenei
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Mohammad Khiabani
Shaikh Mohammad Khiābāni ( fa, شیخ محمد خیابانی, 1880–1920), sometimes spelled Khiyabani, also known as Shaikh Mohammad Khiābāni Tabrizi was an Iranian Shia cleric, political leader, and representative to the parliament.
He wa ...
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Mir-Hossein Mousavi
Mir-Hossein Mousavi Khameneh ( fa, میرحسین موسوی خامنه, Mīr-Hoseyn Mūsavī Khāmené, ; born 2 March 1942) is an Iranian reformist politician, artist and architect who served as the forty-ninth and last Prime Minister of Ira ...
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Seyyed Ali Khamenei
Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei ( fa, سید علی حسینی خامنهای, ; born 19 April 1939) is a Twelver Shia ''marja and the second and current Supreme Leader of Iran, in office since 1989. He was previously the third president o ...
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Supreme Leader of Iran
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)
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Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei
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Mirza Fatali Axundov
Tourism places
* Masjid MirPanj (MirPanj Mosque)
* Qanatin (Aqueducts) of Khameneh
* Bazar (Market) of Khameneh
* Historical bathroom of Khameneh
* Qareh Kahriz tourism area
* Etc.
Khameneh --tourism places
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References
Populated places in Shabestar County
Cities in East Azerbaijan Province
Shabestar County
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