Meyami

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other places with the same name, see Meyami (disambiguation).
Meyami
Mayāmey
City
Meyami is located in Iran
Meyami
Meyami
Coordinates: 36°24′39″N 55°39′01″E / 36.41083°N 55.65028°E / 36.41083; 55.65028Coordinates: 36°24′39″N 55°39′01″E / 36.41083°N 55.65028°E / 36.41083; 55.65028
Country Iran
ProvinceSemnan
CountyMeyami
BakhshMeyami
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Total4,566 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Meyami (Persian: Mayāmey, also Romanized as Mayāmī, Maiāmai)[2] is a city in and capital of Meyami County, Semnan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 4,057, in 1,116 families.[3]

View of Meyami in the past


Landmarks[]

Meyami Caravanserai is located in the center of Meyami and is one of the beautiful caravanserais of the Safavid era that is almost intact. This building is in the form of a central courtyard, with a base of 5250 square meters and is of the type of four porches made of bricks. The entrance is in the shape of a porch and has two floors, is located on the north side of the caravanserai. Carved stone inscriptions have been installed in the entrance door, the date of construction and its founder are written on it, and it is unique in this respect.

Miami Caravanserai is listed as a national monument of Iran in 1986 and is currently the location of the Anthropological Museum of Miami.

References[]

  1. ^ "Statistical Center of Iran > Home".
  2. ^ Meyami can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3074377" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  3. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
Stub icon

This Meyami County location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Retrieved from ""