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Alborz province
Persian: استان البرز | |
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![]() Location of Alborz province within Iran | |
Coordinates: 35°56′N 50°54′E / 35.933°N 50.900°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Region | Region 1 |
Capital | Karaj |
Counties | 7 |
Government | |
• Governor-general | Mojtaba Abdollahi |
• MPs of Assembly of Experts | Mohsen Kazeroni Seyed Mohammad-Mehdi Mir Bagheri |
• Representative of the Supreme Leader | Seyyed Mohammad Mahdi Hosseini Hamedani |
Area | |
• Total | 5,833 km2 (2,252 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 2,712,400 |
• Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
Main language(s) | Persian |
Alborz province (Persian: استان البرز)[a] is one of the 31 provinces of Iran.[3][4] Its capital is the city of Karaj,[3] which lies 10 km west of Tehran, at the foothills of the Alborz mountains. Alborz is Iran's smallest province in area.
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