East Azerbaijan Province
Persian: استان آذربایجان شرقی | |
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![]() Location of East Azerbaijan Province within Iran | |
Coordinates: 38°05′N 46°46′E / 38.083°N 46.767°E[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Region 3 |
Capital | Tabriz |
Counties | 23 |
Government | |
• Governor-general | Torab Mohammadi (Acting) |
• MPs of Parliament | East Azerbaijan province parliamentary districts |
• MPs of Assembly of Experts | 1 Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari 2 Mohammad Taghi Pourmohammadi 3 Ali Malakouti 4 Mohammad Feyz Sarabi 5 Hashem Hashemzadeh Herisi |
• Representative of the Supreme Leader | Vacant |
Area | |
• Total | 45,650 km2 (17,630 sq mi) |
Population (2016 Census)[2] | |
• Total | 3,909,652 |
• Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
ISO 3166 code | IR-03 |
Main language(s) | Persian (official) local languages: Azerbaijani |
HDI (2017) | 0.785[3] high · 17th |
East Azerbaijan province (Persian: استان آذربایجان شرقی)[a] is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Tabriz.[4]
The province is located in Iranian Azerbaijan, bordering Armenia, the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ardabil province, West Azerbaijan province, and Zanjan province. East Azerbaijan is in Region 3 of Iran, with its secretariat located in its capital city, Tabriz.[5]
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