Marand is among major cities in East Azerbaijanprovince of Iran. It is located in the north-west of Tabriz (the capital of the province). Its population is estimated at around 185,000. External links Official website of East Azarbaijan Governorship Categories: Iran geography stubs | Provinces of Iran ... Iran consists of 30 provinces: Provinces are governed from a local center, mostly the largest local city. ... Tabriz City Hall, built in 1895, by Arfaol molk, with the aid of German engineers. ...
The district and the Town of Marand are situated on the north-west of the East-Azarbaijan province, on a semi-mountainous area.
Marand was an important center during the Kaldeh and Ashour period, and according to some historians, the profit Nooh was buried there.The name of Marand was extracted from the Pahlavid word "Maadvand" which means the place where the Maad tribes live.The most important historical and natural places in Marand are as following:
The Jami’ Mosque of Marand which is very old,and belongs to the Pre-Islamic period, than the early Islamic.
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