Meyami ( fa, Mayāmey, also

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d as Mayāmī, Maiāmai) is a city in, and the capital of, the Central District of

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, Semnan province,

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, and also serves as capital of the county. At the 2006 census, its population was 4,057 in 1,116 households, when it was in the former Meyami District of

Shahrud County Shahrud County ( fa, شهرستان شاهرود) is located in Semnan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Shahrud. At the 2006 census, the county's population (including those portions of the county later split off in 2011 to form Mey ...

). The following census in 2011 counted 4,562 people in 1,340 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 4,566 people in 1,431 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county to establish Meyami County, with Meyami as its capital. Meyamei

Landmarks

Meyami Caravanserai is located in the center of Meyami and is one of the beautiful caravanserais of the Safavid era that is almost intact. This building is in the form of a central courtyard, with a base of 5250 square meters and is of the type of four porches made of bricks. The entrance is in the shape of a porch and has two floors, is located on the north side of the caravanserai. Carved stone inscriptions have been installed in the entrance door, the date of construction and its founder are written on it, and it is unique in this respect. Miami Caravanserai is listed as a national monument of Iran in 1986 and is currently the location of the Anthropological Museum of Miami.

References

Meyami County Cities in Semnan Province Populated places in Meyami County {{Meyami-geo-stub