Famenin

Famenin is a city in the Central District of Famenin County, Hamadan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is also the administrative center for Khorram Dasht Rural District. It is a predominately Azeri Turkic-speaking city at around 80%, the rest being standard Persian.

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 14,019 in 3,634 households, when it was in the former Famenin District of Hamadan County. The following census in 2011 counted 14,478 people in 4,329 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Famenin County. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 14,208 people in 4,498 households.

Notable people

 * Mohammad Mofatteh, Shia Cleric