Mianeh, East Azerbaijan

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{{Infobox settlement | official_name = Also known as Miyana (میانا) | native_name = {{langx|fa|ميانه}} | settlement_type = City | image_skyline = Mianeh_Imamzadeh_Ismail.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = Emamzadeh Esmaili Mosque in Mianeh | pushpin_map = Iran | mapsize = | subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Iran | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = East Azerbaijan | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Mianeh | subdivision_type3 = District | subdivision_name3 = Central | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Adel Mortezaie | leader_title1 = Parliament | leader_name1 = Mehdi Esmaeili and Seyed Morteza Hosseini | established_title = | established_date = | area_total_km2 = | area_footnotes = | population_as_of = 2016 | population_footnotes = <ref name="2016 East Azerbaijan Province"/> | population_total = 98973 | population_note = | population_urban = | population_metro = | population_est = | population_est_as_of = | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone = IRST | utc_offset = +3:30 | coordinates = {{coord|37|25|24|N|47|42|49|E|dim:2km|display=inline,title}} |coordinates_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite map |author=((OpenStreetMap contributors)) |url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=37.423333&mlon=47.713611&zoom=14#map=14/37.42333/47.71361|website=OpenStreetMap |title=حاجی مراد, دهستان قافلانکوه غربی, بخش مرکزی [Hajji Morad, Qaflankuh-e Gharbi Rural District, Central District], Mianeh County, 53178-55158, Iran|date=5 September 2024|access-date=5 September 2024|lang=fa}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Google Maps |title=CPF7+8CQ Miyaneh, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/37°25'24.0%22N+47°42'49.0%22E/@37.423333,47.713611,8989m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d37.423333!4d47.713611?hl=en&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDkxNy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D |access-date=19 September 2025}}</ref> | elevation_m = 1100 | website = | area_code = 041 | footnotes = | name = Mianeh<ref>BGN Standard with diacritics. [http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/geonames4.asp "Geonames"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080522153801/http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/geonames4.asp |date=2008-05-22 }} United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)</ref> }}

'''Mianeh''' ({{langx|fa|ميانه}}){{efn|Also romanized as '''Meyaneh''', '''Meyāneh''', '''Miane''', '''Miyāna''', '''Miyānah''', and '''Miyāneh'''; {{langx|az|میانا|italic=no}}, romanized as '''Miyana'''<ref>{{GEOnet3|-3074891}}</ref>}} is a city in the Central District of Mianeh County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.<ref name="East Azerbaijan Province Structure 2"> {{cite web |first=Hassan |last=Habibi |author-link=Hassan Habibi |orig-date={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|تاریخ تصویب}} (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar) |date=12 September 1990  |script-title=fa:تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان آذربایجان شرقی به مرکزیت شهر تبریز |trans-title=‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of East Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Tabriz |url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113028 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130804122525/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113028 |archive-date=4 August 2013 |access-date=9 September 2025 |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران}} [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] |publisher={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|‌وزارت کشور}} [Ministry of the Interior] |agency={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت}} [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board] |language=fa |id={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|یب‌نامه‌شماره .93808ت907}} [Resolution No. 93808T907].}}</ref> It is the fourth most populous city of the province. The people of Mianeh are Azerbaijanis who live close to the borders shared with Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Turkey. This region is known for its Azerbaijani culture, language, and traditions that are distinct from central areas of Iran.

==Demographics== ===Population=== At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 87,385 in 22,728 households.<ref name="2006 East Azerbaijan Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان شرقی |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2006: East Azerbaijan Province |language=fa |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/03.xls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920092432/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/03.xls |archive-date=20 September 2011 |format=Excel |access-date=25 September 2022}}</ref> The following census in 2011 counted 95,505 people in 26,549 households.<ref name="2011 East Azerbaijan Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان شرقی |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2011: East Azerbaijan Province |language=fa |website=Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University |url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/East-Azerbaijan.xls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116202318/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/East-Azerbaijan.xls |archive-date=16 January 2023 |agency={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |format=Excel |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref> The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 98,973 people in 30,504 households.<ref name="2016 East Azerbaijan Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان شرقی |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2016: East Azerbaijan Province |language=fa |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_03.xlsx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113123618/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_03.xlsx |archive-date=13 November 2020 |format=Excel |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref>

==Geography== ===Location=== Mianeh is in a valley, approximately {{convert|439|km|mi}} northwest of Tehran and approximately {{convert|187|km|mi}} southeast of East Azerbaijan's largest city and capital, Tabriz.<ref name=":0" /> The city was strategically located, during antiquity was a frontier city for a key travel route between Iraq and Azerbaijan.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ouseley|first=William|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S29BAAAAcAAJ|title=Travels in Various Countries of the East, More Particularly Persia|date=1823|publisher=Rodwell and Martin|pages=389|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Frye|first=Richard Nelson|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0y1jeSqbHLwC|title=The History of Ancient Iran|date=1984|publisher=C.H.Beck|isbn=978-3-406-09397-5|pages=10|language=en}}</ref>

===Climate=== {{Weather box | width = auto | collapsed = yes | metric first = yes | single line = yes | location = Mianeh, East Azerbaijan (1991–2020, extremes since 1987) | Jan record high C = 18.2 | Feb record high C = 24.0 | Mar record high C = 29.8 | Apr record high C = 33.8 | May record high C = 38.4 | Jun record high C = 42.5 | Jul record high C = 43.7 | Aug record high C = 43.0 | Sep record high C = 40.5 | Oct record high C = 33.4 | Nov record high C = 25.6 | Dec record high C = 23.0 | year record high C = 43.7 | Jan high C = 3.9 | Feb high C = 7.7 | Mar high C = 14.5 | Apr high C = 20.6 | May high C = 26.2 | Jun high C = 32.7 | Jul high C = 35.6 | Aug high C = 35.7 | Sep high C = 31.2 | Oct high C = 23.5 | Nov high C = 13.4 | Dec high C = 6.8 | year high C = 21.0 | Jan mean C = -1.1 | Feb mean C = 1.9 | Mar mean C = 7.7 | Apr mean C = 13.4 | May mean C = 18.5 | Jun mean C = 24.4 | Jul mean C = 27.3 | Aug mean C = 27.1 | Sep mean C = 22.6 | Oct mean C = 15.7 | Nov mean C = 7.2 | Dec mean C = 1.7 | year mean C = 13.9 | Jan low C = -4.4 | Feb low C = -2.5 | Mar low C = 2.0 | Apr low C = 7.0 | May low C = 11.4 | Jun low C = 16.3 | Jul low C = 19.8 | Aug low C = 19.5 | Sep low C = 15.1 | Oct low C = 9.2 | Nov low C = 2.5 | Dec low C = -1.7 | year low C = 7.9 | Jan record low C = -25.4 | Feb record low C = -25.6 | Mar record low C = -13.6 | Apr record low C = -8.8 | May record low C = -0.4 | Jun record low C = 2.0 | Jul record low C = 10.6 | Aug record low C = 10.0 | Sep record low C = 5.8 | Oct record low C = 0.6 | Nov record low C = -16.6 | Dec record low C = -23.0 | year record low C = -25.6 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 28.5 | Feb precipitation mm = 26.9 | Mar precipitation mm = 34.9 | Apr precipitation mm = 46.0 | May precipitation mm = 36.0 | Jun precipitation mm = 8.2 | Jul precipitation mm = 5.4 | Aug precipitation mm = 2.7 | Sep precipitation mm = 5.5 | Oct precipitation mm = 16.9 | Nov precipitation mm = 34.8 | Dec precipitation mm = 27.7 | year precipitation mm = 273.5 | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm | Jan precipitation days = 5.2 | Feb precipitation days = 4.8 | Mar precipitation days = 6.2 | Apr precipitation days = 7.4 | May precipitation days = 6.9 | Jun precipitation days = 2.0 | Jul precipitation days = 1.1 | Aug precipitation days = 0.8 | Sep precipitation days = 1.2 | Oct precipitation days = 3.5 | Nov precipitation days = 5.0 | Dec precipitation days = 5.3 | year precipitation days = 49.4 | Jan humidity = 73.0 | Feb humidity = 67.0 | Mar humidity = 56.0 | Apr humidity = 53.0 | May humidity = 49.0 | Jun humidity = 37.0 | Jul humidity = 35.0 | Aug humidity = 35.0 | Sep humidity = 38.0 | Oct humidity = 48.0 | Nov humidity = 66.0 | Dec humidity = 73.0 | year humidity = 52.5 | Jan dew point C = -5.4 | Feb dew point C = -3.9 | Mar dew point C = -1.2 | Apr dew point C = 3.1 | May dew point C = 6.6 | Jun dew point C = 7.4 | Jul dew point C = 9.5 | Aug dew point C = 9.0 | Sep dew point C = 6.5 | Oct dew point C = 3.7 | Nov dew point C = 0.8 | Dec dew point C = -2.8 | year dew point C = 2.8 | Jan sun = 134.0 | Feb sun = 165.0 | Mar sun = 199.0 | Apr sun = 221.0 | May sun = 283.0 | Jun sun = 348.0 | Jul sun = 358.0 | Aug sun = 351.0 | Sep sun = 307.0 | Oct sun = 246.0 | Nov sun = 172.0 | Dec sun = 133.0 | year sun = 2917.0 | source 1 = NOAA<ref name="WMONormals">{{cite web |url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Iran/CSV/Mianeh_40716.csv |title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Mianeh |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date = January 1, 2024}}</ref> | source 2 =extremes: IRIMO(1987-2010<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/azs/MIANEH/6.asp |title=Form 6: TEMPERATURE RECORDS LOWEST IN C. Station: Mianeh(40716) |access-date=4 July 2024 |website=Chaharmahalmet |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150821003247/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/azs/MIANEH/6.asp |archive-date=21 August 2015 |url-status=unfit |publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization}} *{{Cite web |url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/azs/MIANEH/7.asp |title=Form 7: TEMPERATURE RECORDS HIGHEST IN C. Station: Mianeh(40716) |access-date=4 July 2024 |website=Chaharmahalmet |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150820234708/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/azs/MIANEH/7.asp |archive-date=20 August 2015 |url-status=unfit |publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization}}</ref>), Meteomanz(since 2021)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.meteomanz.com/sy3?l=1&cou=2060&ind=40716&m1=01&y1=2021&m2=07&y2=2024 |title=MEYANEH - Weather data by month |access-date=4 July 2024 |website=meteomanz}}</ref> }}

==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.{{cn|date=May 2024}}

==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.{{cn|date=May 2024}}

==Historical monuments== thumb|16th century map of Mianeh|left|200x200px Historical monuments in the city of Mianeh include the Imamzadeh Esmail Mausoleum (Kamaləddin).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rasaneh|first=Sirang|title=Imamzadeh Esmaeil Mausoleum 2021 Tourist Attraction in Mianeh, travel to iran, Visit Iran|url=https://www.itto.org/iran/attraction/Imamzadeh-Esmaeil-Mausoleum/|access-date=2021-07-20|website=Iran Tourism & Touring}}</ref> Nearby monuments include Kiz Castle (also known as Qız Qalası),<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rasaneh|first=Sirang|title=Dokhtar Castle (Qiz Qalasi) 2021 Tourist Attraction in Mianeh, travel to iran, Visit Iran|url=https://www.itto.org/iran/attraction/dokhtar-castle-qiz-qalasi/|access-date=2021-07-20|website=Iran Tourism & Touring}}</ref> the Stone Tark Mosque,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rasaneh|first=Sirang|title=Stone Mosque of Tark (Sangi Mosque) 2021 Tourist Attraction in Mianeh, travel to iran, Visit Iran|url=https://www.itto.org/iran/attraction/Stone-Mosque-of-Tark/|access-date=2021-07-20|website=Iran Tourism & Touring}}</ref> and the Kiz Bridge (Qız Körpüsü).<ref name=":0" /> The Kiz Bridge was partly destroyed in December 1946 by Communist militants of the Azerbaijani Democratic Party advocating for independence to halt the offensive of the Capitalist-supported Imperial Iranian Army.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Byron|first=Robert|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xo-MDAAAQBAJ|title=The Road to Oxiana: New edition linked and annotaded|date=2016-06-27|publisher=MarcoPolo|isbn=978-989-8575-68-5|pages=271–272|language=}}</ref>

==Tourism== Mianeh is a touristic city, with roads connecting to all of Iran.{{cn|date=May 2024}}

<gallery class="center" mode="packed" widths="124" heights="124" caption="City of Mianeh"> File:Kizil Hauzen Bridge 2013.jpg|Kiz Bridge File:1امامزاده.jpg|Imamzadeh Esmail Mausoleum thumb|Dokhtar castle of Mianeh has been recorded in list of national opuses of Iran with register number 870. File:بقعه امامزاده اسماعیل.jpg|Imamzadeh Esmail Mausoleum thumb|Dokhtar castle of Mianeh has been recorded in list of national opuses of Iran with register number 870. </gallery> Mianeh city view|center|700x700px|thumb

==Notable people== Among notable people from Mianeh are:

[[File:Maryam Sadeghi 2014.jpg|thumb|Maryam Sadeghi]]

*Farzad Abdollahi, taekwando medalist *Aref Arefkia, singer *Afsar Asadi, actress *Rouhollah Dadashi, powerlifter, strongman *Dariush Eghbali, singer *Masoud Hashemzadeh, Greco-Roman wrestler *Khalil Kalantar, optical scientist and engineer *Yossef Karami, taekwando Olympic medalist *Rizali Khajavi, selfless farmer *Behnam Mahmoudi, volleyball player *Shahram Mahmoudi, volleyball player *Sharifeh Mohammadi (born 1979), social activist and political prisoner sentenced to death, held in Lakan Prison *Jafar Panahi, director of the movies ''The Circle'', ''The White Balloon'' and ''Crimson Gold''<ref>{{Cite book|last=Jāhid|first=Parvīz|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Gqb1UFvdXhMC|title=Directory of World Cinema: Iran|date=2012|publisher=Intellect Books|isbn=978-1-84150-399-8|pages=36|language=en}}</ref> *Abbasali Panbehi, community activist and politician * Maryam Sadeghi (born 1980), Iranian-born Canadian computer scientist and businesswoman in the field of medical image analysis

== See also == * East Azerbaijan * Tabriz

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Category:Cities in East Azerbaijan province

Category:Populated places in Meyaneh County