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Ben, Iran

Coordinates: 32°32′40″N 50°44′46″E / 32.54444°N 50.74611°E / 32.54444; 50.74611
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For the administrative division of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, see Ben County. For other places with the same name, see Ben.

Ben
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City
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Ben
Coordinates: 32°32′40″N 50°44′46″E / 32.54444°N 50.74611°E / 32.54444; 50.74611[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceChaharmahal and Bakhtiari
CountyBen
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total12,971
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Ben (Template:Lang-fa)[a] is a city in the Central District of Ben County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]

Demographics

The city is populated by Turkic people with a small Persian minority.[5]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 11,699 in 3,141 households, when it was in the former Ben District of Shahrekord County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 11,775 people in 3,534 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 12,971 people in 4,049 households,[2] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Ben County. Ben was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.[4]

Notable people

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Bain and Ban[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (31 March 2023). "Ben, Ben County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 14. Archived from the original (Excel) on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Ben, Iran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3055983" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (29 September 2013). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of Farabi Mobile Library (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 10 January 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Language distribution: Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari Province". Iran Atlas. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 14. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 14. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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