Ben, Iran

Ben (Persian: بن, also Romanized as Bain and Ban)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, the Central District of Ben County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran, and also serves as capital of the county.

For the administrative division, see Ben County. For other places with the same name, see Ben.

Ben
Persian: بن
City
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Ben is located in Iran
Ben
Ben
Coordinates: 32°32′40″N 50°44′46″E[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceChaharmahal and Bakhtiari
CountyBen
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total12,971
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, its population was 11,699 in 3,141 households, when it was a city in Shahrekord County before the establishment of Ben County.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 11,775 people in 3,534 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 12,971 people in 4,049 households, by which time it became the capital of the new Ben County.[2] The city is populated by Turkic people with a small Persian minority.[6]

Notable people

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (31 March 2023). "Ben, Ben County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  2. "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. "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.
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 14. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. "Language distribution: Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari Province". Iran Atlas. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
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