Marand

For the administrative division of East Azerbaijan province, see Marand County. For the city in Fars province whose alternate name is Marand, see Efzar.

Marand
Persian: مرند
City
Marand is located in Iran
Marand
Marand
Coordinates: 38°25′51″N 45°46′27″E / 38.43083°N 45.77417°E / 38.43083; 45.77417[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyMarand
DistrictCentral
Government
 • MayorReza Asadi[2]
 • parliament memberHassannejad
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total130,825
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Marand (Persian: مرند)[a] is a city in the Central District of Marand County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[5]

Marand is among the major cities of East Azerbaijan province. It is in the northwest of the capital of the province, Tabriz. Marand has been known by various names in history, such as Maryana, Mandagarana, and Maranda.

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (4 September 2024). "Marand, Marand County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  2. ^ "شهردار مرند برکنار شد/ موحدنیا ، بیست و ششمین شهردار مرند شد". nasrnews.ir.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2016 East Azerbaijan Province was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Marand can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3074041" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  5. ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2013) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the country divisions of East Azerbaijan province centered on the city of Tabriz. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Notification 8284/2T142K. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2023 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.


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