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Basmenj

Administration
Full nameBasmenj
Official nameBasmenj
Native nameباسمنج
CountryIran
OstanEast Azerbaijan Province
ShahrestanTabriz County
BakhshTabriz Central district
Geography
Total Area0.8 sq mi (2 km2)
Elevation5876 ft (1791 m)
Demography
Total Population10736
Other information
Time zoneIRST (UTC+3:30)
- Summer (DST)Iran Daylight Time (IRDT) (UTC+4:30)

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Basmenj ( ) is a town in the East Azarbaijan Province of north-western Iran, 10 kilometers south east of Tabriz. It lies at an altitude of 1791 metres and covers an area of 2 square kilometres. It has a population of 10,736. The city is best known for it's fresh and pickled cucumber.



Category:Populated places in East Azarbaijan Province





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NOMINATION REASON:

from century 8 WORD "Basmenj" comes in some texts as "uoosbenj","wahoosphenj","fahoosphenj" and "esphenj".There were two fire temples many years ago.One of them was "miyarrar" or "miadgah" that was very Sacred and there was aidol called "ENJ".The word "basmenj" is derivative from name of this idol. and the word "basme+enj" is formant from two word "basme" & "enj". the word "basme" means "in the name of" and in other languages suth as sanscrit,old persion,medial persion ,... the prefix of words "uoosbenj","wahoosphenj","fahoosphenj" and "esphenj" means "in the name of" too. Then means of "basmenj" is "in the name of ENJ" same the word "in the name of GOD".








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East Azarbaijan Province

CapitalTabriz
CountiesAhar * Ajabshir * Azarshahr * Bonab * Bostanabad * Charoymaq * Hashtrud * Heris * Jolfa * Kaleybar * Malekan * Marand * Maragheh * Miyaneh * Osku * Sarab * Shabestar * Tabriz * Varzaqan
CitiesAbeshahmad * Aqkand * Ahar * Ajabshir * Azarshahr * Bakhshayesh * Basmenj * Bonab * Bostanabad * Duzduzan * Gogan * Hadishar * Hashtrud * Heris * Horand * Ilkhchi * Jolfa * Kaleybar * Khajeh * Khamaneh * Kharaju * Kharvana * Khezerlu * Khomarlu * Khosroshahr * Kolvanaq * Koshksaray * Kuzekonan * Leylan * Malekan * Mamaqan * Marand * Maragheh * Mehraban * Miyaneh * Nazarkahrizi * Osku * Qareaghaj * Sardrud * Sarab * Siyahrud * Shabestar * Shendabad * Sharabiyan * Sharafkhaneh * Sis * Sufiyan * Tabriz * Tasuj * Tikmedash * Tark * Turkmenchay * Varzaqan * Vayghan * Yamchi * Zarnaq * Zonuz
Landmarks
and
Sights
Amir Nezam House * Arasbaran * Arg of Tabriz * Azarbaijan Museum * Babak Fort * Bazaar of Tabriz * Blue Mosque, Tabriz * Eynali * Quri-gol * Haidar Zadeh house * House of constitution * Iron Age museum * Jamee mosque of Tabriz * Kandovan * Khodaafarin Bridges * Maqbaratoshoara * Maragheh observatory * Museum of Ostad Bohtouni * Saint Stepanos Monastery * Shah-goli * Tabriz Municipality * Zahhak Castle



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