Underground City of Samen
Underground City of Samen is an archaeological site in Central Western Iran, Western Iran. Access is restricted and requires permission. Underground City of Samen is situated nearby to the mosque صاحب الزمان (عج), as well as near مسجد جامع سامن.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: underground city in Samen, Iranian national heritage site
- Also known as: “Samen Underground City”
- Address: سامن
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tower Khangholi.
Tower Khangholi
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Tower Khangholi is situated 120 metres northeast of Underground City of Samen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Samen and Nazul.
Samen
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Samen is a city in, and the capital of, Samen District of Malayer County, Hamadan province, Iran.
Nazul
Village
Nazul is a village in Samen Rural District, Samen District, Malayer County, Hamadan province, Iran. At the 2014 census, its population was 355, in 125 families. Almost everyone in this village has last name "Torkashvand" and they speak Laki language. Nazul is situated 2½ km northeast of Underground City of Samen.
Amir ol Omara
Village
Amir ol Omara is a village in Samen Rural District, Samen District, Malayer County, Hamadan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 191, in 64 families. Amir ol Omara is situated 3½ km southwest of Underground City of Samen.
Underground City of Samen
- Categories: underground city, grotto, temple, cultural property, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Central Western Iran, Western Iran, Iran, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.20962° or 34° 12′ 35″ northLongitude
48.7037° or 48° 42′ 13″ eastOpen location code
8H6C6P53+RFOpenStreetMap ID
node 4893473226OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q17992767
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Persian—“Underground City of Samen” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مدينة سامن تحت الأرض”
- Persian: “شهر زیر زمینی سامن”
- Persian: “شهر زیرزمینی سامن”
- Persian: “محوطه زیرزمینی”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include صاحب الزمان (عج) and مسجد جامع سامن.
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