East Azarbaijan province
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East Azarbaijan or East Azerbaijan (Persian: آذربایجان شرقی, Āzarbāijān-e Sharqi; Azerbaijani: [Şərqi Azərbaycan] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. It is in the northwest of the country. It has borders with Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, and the provinces of Ardabil, West Azarbaijan, and Zanjan. Its capital is Tabriz.
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استان آذربایجان شرقی | |
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| Location of East Azerbaijan within Iran Location of East Azerbaijan within Iran | |
| Coordinates: 38°04′36″N 46°16′48″E / 38.0766°N 46.2800°ECoordinates: 38°04′36″N 46°16′48″E / 38.0766°N 46.2800°E | |
| Country | 22x20px Iran |
| Capital | Tabriz |
| Counties | 19 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 45,650 km2 (17,630 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,603,456 |
| • Density | 78.937/km2 (204.445/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+04:30 (IRST) |
| Main language(s) | Persian (official) local languages: Azeri |
East Azarbaijan Province Media
- East Azerbaijan.svg
East Azerbaijan
- East Azarbaijan State Capital.jpg
- Arg Alishah.png
Tabriz Arg Eli shah
- TCarpet2.jpg
A sample of Tabriz rugs
- Ghorabiyeh.JPG
Ghorabiye (cookie in Azeri Turkish) of Tabriz
- Azerbaijan-Museum.JPG
Azerbaijan Museum, Tabriz
References
Other websites
16x16px Media related to East Azerbaijan Province at Wikimedia Commons