Samarin
Persian: ثمرين | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 38°21′22″N 48°08′12″E / 38.35611°N 48.13667°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Ardabil |
County | Ardabil |
District | Samarin |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 2,326 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Samarin (Persian: ثمرين), also Romanized as 'S̄omarīn and S̄omarīn,[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Samarin District, Ardabil County, Ardabil province, Iran,[4] and also serves as the administrative center for Gharbi Rural District.[5]
At the 2006 census, its population was 3,146 in 711 households, when it was a village in Gharbi Rural District of the Central District.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 2,245 people in 596 households,[7] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Samarin District.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,326 people in 683 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]
After the census, the village of Samarin was elevated to the status of a city.[8]