Sahand, Iran

Sahand
Persian: سهند
City
Sahand is located in Iran
Sahand
Sahand
Coordinates: 37°56′42″N 46°06′49″E / 37.94500°N 46.11361°E / 37.94500; 46.11361[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyOsku
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total82,494
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Sahand (Persian: سهند) is a satellite city in the Central District of Osku County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. It is designed to accommodate the overflow of the Tabriz metropolitan area's increasing population. The main campus of Sahand University of Technology is located in the southeastern part of the city.

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (5 September 2024). "Sahand, Osku County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2016 East Azerbaijan Province was invoked but never defined (see the help page).