Zanjan Province

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استان زنجان
Zanjan
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Basic data
Country Iran
Capital Zanjan
surface 21,773 km²
Residents 1,057,461 (2016 census)
density 49 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 IR-11

Coordinates: 36 ° 22 '  N , 48 ° 56'  E

Ornamental lettering in the Öldscheitü mausoleum , Soltanije
Laundry from the Qajar era - now an anthropology museum

Zanjan ( Persian استان زنجان, Azerbaijani Zəncan ) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran . The capital is the city of the same name, Zanjan .

geography

Zanjan lies between Tehran in the east, the Caspian region in the north and the two āzarbāydjān provinces of Iran in the west. Important cities are Zanjan , Alvand and Khorramdarreh. Most of the residents are Azerbaijanis .

The province is one of the most important industrial areas in Iran. In addition, the craft is known in Zanjan.

In Ptolemy I's geography , Zanjan’s name was Aganzana . He said that the Sassanid Shah Ardashir I rebuilt the city and named it Shahin . But later the old name, but in the Arabic version, Zangan was used. The area of ​​today's Zanjan Province was called Chamseh , which means five-tribe province.

Administrative division

The Zanjan Province is divided into seven counties:

  • Abhar
  • Eedschrud
  • Chodabandeh
  • Chorramdarreh
  • Zanjan
  • Tarom
  • Mahneschan

Attractions

The Öldscheitü mausoleum in Soltanije , which is still largely preserved today, was built between 1302 and 1312, originally intended for Ali ibn Abi Talib (cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad) and his son Hossein . Ultimately, the builder, Mongolian Sultan Öldscheitü Chodabande , himself was buried in it. The Öldscheitü Mausoleum was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2005 .

Worth seeing in Zanjan is also the laundry from the Qajar . The building now houses a museum of anthropology .

Colleges

  • Zanjan University
  • Azad Islamic University of Abhar
  • Azad Islamic University of Zanjan
  • Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS)
  • Zandschan PNU

Web links

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