Bid Kaneh

Bid Kaneh
بيدكنه
village
Bid Kaneh
Coordinates: 35°37′41″N 50°55′26″E / 35.62806°N 50.92389°E / 35.62806; 50.92389Coordinates: 35°37′41″N 50°55′26″E / 35.62806°N 50.92389°E / 35.62806; 50.92389
Country  Iran
Province Tehran
County Malard
Bakhsh Central
Rural District Malard
Population (2006)
 • Total 5,640
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Bid Kaneh (Persian: بيدكنه‎‎, also Romanized as Bīd Kaneh, Bīdgeneh and Bīdganeh)[1] is a village in Malard Rural District, in the Central District of Malard County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 5,640, in 1,467 families.[2]

Explosion

Main article: Bidganeh explosion

Bidganeh arsenal explosion was a large explosion that occurred about 13:30 local time, 12 November 2011 in Iran's Moddares garrison missile base.

References

  1. ↑ Bid Kaneh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3056313" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.


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