East Azerbaijan province
East Azerbaijan Province
استان آذربایجان شرقی (Persian) | |
|---|---|
Province | |
Location of East Azerbaijan Province within Iran | |
| Coordinates: 38°05′N 46°46′E / 38.083°N 46.767°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Region | Region 3 |
| Capital | Tabriz |
| Counties | 23 |
| Government | |
| • Governor-general | Bahram Sarmast |
| • MPs of Parliament | East Azerbaijan Province parliamentary districts |
| Area | |
• Total | 45,650 km2 (17,630 sq mi) |
| Population (2016 Census)[2] | |
• Total | 3,909,652 |
| • Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IR-03 |
| Main language(s) | Persian (official) local languages: Azerbaijani |
| HDI (2017) | 0.785[3] high · 17th |
East Azerbaijan Province (Persian: استان آذربایجان شرقی)[a] is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Tabriz.[4]
The province is located in Iranian Azerbaijan, bordering Armenia, the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ardabil Province, West Azerbaijan Province, and Zanjan Province. East Azerbaijan is in Region 3 of Iran, with its secretariat located in its capital city, Tabriz.[5]
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (1 September 2024). "East Azerbaijan Province" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
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- ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2021) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of East Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Tabriz. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Resolution 93808/T907. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
- ^ "همشهری آنلاین-استانهای کشور به ۵ منطقه تقسیم شدند (Provinces were divided into 5 regions) (1 Tir 1393, Jalaali)". Hamshahri Online (in Persian). 22 June 2014. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014.
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