Maryanaj
Introduction '''Maryanaj''' (, also Romanized as '''Maryānaj'''; also known as '''Marjān''' and '''Marjāna''') is a city in the Central District of Hamadan County, Hamadan province, Iran.At the 2006 census, its population was 9,442 in 2,518 households. The following census in 2011 counted 10,207 people in 3,146 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 10,848 people in 3,619 households.
Etymology The name ''Maryānaj'' is derived from Middle Persian ''*margānag'', from Old Persian ''*margā-'' plus the suffix ''-ānag''; it is related to the Middle Persian ''mlw''' (vocalized /marw/) and Parthian ''mrg'' (vocalized /marγ‬‬/), both meaning "prairie", and to the Avestan ''marəγa'' and Modern Persian مرغ (''marğ''), both meaning "plant".In the dialect of Hamadan, the name is pronounced ''Maryāneh'' (مریانه), a form influenced by Middle Persian; in the local dialect of Maryanaj itself, the name is pronounced ''Margāneh'' (مرگانه), an older form influenced by Northwestern Middle Iranian languages.
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