Mianeh () is a city in the Central District of Mianeh County,

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province,

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, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is the fourth most populous city of the province.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 87,385 in 22,728 households. The following census in 2011 counted 95,505 people in 26,549 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 98,973 people in 30,504 households.

Geography

Location

Mianeh is in a valley, approximately northwest of

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and approximately southeast of East Azerbaijan's largest city and capital,

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. The city was strategically located, during antiquity was a frontier city for a key travel route between

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and

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Climate

Economy

The city is an important manufacturer of steel. Currently, a lot of Baroque-style construction work is happening in the housing sector, modernizing the city. It has a historical Bazaar where mainly textile sellers, clothing sellers, carpet sellers, and gold sellers are present. Since 2020, a vibrant Sangfarsh (Stone Carpet) has been built in the Bazaar district, where small shops can be found with natural products from across the region and country, amongst others.

Transportation

Mianeh has an important railway serving both industrial needs (for the steel industry) and passenger transportation needs to mainly Tehran, Tabriz, Zanjan, Maragheh, and Karaj.

Historical monuments

Historical monuments in the city of Mianeh include the Imamzadeh Esmail Mausoleum (Kamaləddin). Nearby monuments include Kiz Castle (also known as Qız Qalası), the Stone Tark Mosque, and the Kiz Bridge (Qız Körpüsü). The Kiz Bridge was partly destroyed in December 1946 by Communist militants of the

Azerbaijani Democratic Party The Azerbaijan Democratic Party (; ) was a pro-Soviet, separatist, and pan-Turkist party founded by Jafar Pishevari in Tabriz, Iran, in September 1945. It depended on the Soviet Union and was supported by it. The ADP was founded as an opposition ...

advocating for independence to halt the offensive of the

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-supported

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Tourism

Mianeh is a touristic city, with roads connecting to all of Iran. File:Kizil Hauzen Bridge 2013.jpg, Kiz Bridge File:1امامزاده.jpg, Imamzadeh Esmail Mausoleum KizQalasi-HassanMokhtari

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Notable people

Among notable people from Mianeh are: * Masoud Hashemzadeh, Greco-Roman Wrestler * Rouhollah Dadashi, Powerlifter, Strongman * Farzad Abdollahi, Taekwando medalist * Yossef Karami, Taekwando Olympic medalist * Afsar Asadi, actress *

Aref Arefkia Aref Arefkia (), known by the mononym Aref (; also Romanized as ''Āref'', born August 10, 1940) is an Iranian pop music singer and former actor. He is known as "The king of hearts" and "The Legend of pop" in Iran. Early life He graduated from ...

, singer * Behnam Mahmoudi, volleyball player *

Dariush Eghbali Dariush Eghbali (), known mononymously as Dariush (), is an Iranian singer that started his music career in early 1970s. Biography Childhood and youth Dariush was born in Tehran to parents from Mianeh on 4 February 1951. He spent his earl ...

, singer * Rizali Khajavi, Selfless Farmer *

Jafar Panahi Jafar Panâhi (, ) (born 11 July 1960) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and editor. He is known internationally for his contributions to Iranian cinema and has received numerous awards at major film festivals, including the Palme d'Or ...

, director of the movies ''The Circle'', ''The White Balloon'' and '' Crimson Gold'' * Khalil Kalantar, optical scientist and engineer * Maryam Sadeghi, computer scientist in the field of medical image analysis * Shahram Mahmoudi, volleyball player * Abbasali Panbehi, community activist and politician

Notes

References

{{Mianeh County, state=collapsed Cities in East Azerbaijan province Populated places in Meyaneh County