Abhar

Abhar
Persian: ابهر
City
Abhar is located in Iran
Abhar
Abhar
Coordinates: 36°08′47″N 49°13′21″E / 36.14639°N 49.22250°E / 36.14639; 49.22250[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceZanjan
CountyAbhar
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total99,285
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Abhar (Persian: ابهر)[a] is a city in the Central District of Abhar County, Zanjan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] Abhar has historically served as a place of importance due to lying right between the cities of Qazvin and Zanjan.[5]

  1. ^ "Abhar, Abhar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2016 Zanjan Province was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Abhar can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3051474" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 7 July 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of the national divisions of Zanjan province, centered in Zanjan city. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Notification 82844/T141K. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
  5. ^ Minorsky 1960, p. 68.


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