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Simmineh (Persian: سیمینه)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Simmineh District of Bukan County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.[6] It also serves as the administrative center for Akhtachi-ye Mahali Rural District.[7] The village of Qarah Musalu was converted to the city of Simmineh in 2002.[3]

Demographics

Language

The people of Simmineh speak Kurdish.[8]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city’s population was 957 in 188 households.[9] The following census in 2011 counted 1,173 people in 274 households.[10] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 1,345 people in 369 households.[4]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Simineh and Sīmmīneh;[5] formerly the village of Qarah Musalu (قره موسالو)[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (24 September 2024). “Simineh, دهستان آختاچی شرقی, بخش سیمینه [Akhtachi-ye Sharqi Rural District, Simmineh District], Bukan County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran” (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  2. ^ “P5J3+84J Simineh, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran” (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  3. ^ a b c Aref, Mohammad Reza (11 September 2002) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1381/06/20 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Approval of divisional reforms in West Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 0BB65CC5-EE1A-41C8-A49C-E0751E3A0609. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  4. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ Simmineh at GEOnet Names Server
  6. ^ Habibi, Hassan (14 March 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1368/12/23 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تأسیس شهرستان بوکان و بخش سیمینه در تابعیت استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Creation and establishment of Bukan County and Simmineh District under the jurisdiction of West Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] BFE3F1C5-C528-405A-89E9-00D820CB3944. شماره دوره [Course number] 88. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  7. ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (25 November 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/09/04 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 13 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانهای در شهرستان مهاباد تابع استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Creation and formation of 13 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Mahabad County under West Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] DBDDF3BD-471A-4F3D-A721-5E98F11989BE. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 16. Archived from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  8. ^ “Knowledge Graph – Triple UI”. fkg.iust.ac.ir. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  9. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  10. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: West Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.