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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Meyami

Meyami (Persian: میامی) is a city in the Central District of Meyami County, Semnan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It served as the administrative center for Meyami Rural District until transferred to the village of Ebrahimabad-e Olya.

At the 2006 census, its population was 4,057 in 1,116 households, when it was in the former Meyami District of Shahrud County). The following census in 2011 counted 4,562 people in 1,340 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 4,566 people in 1,431 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Meyami County, with Meyami as its capital.

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.