Ben, Iran

Ben (Persian: بن)[a] is a city in the Central District of Ben County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

[4] The city is populated by Turkic people with a small Persian minority.

[5] At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 11,699 in 3,141 households, when it was in the former Ben District of Shahrekord County.

Ben was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.

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