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Zanjan Province

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Zanjan Province

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province of Iran

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Zanjan Province is a region located in northwestern Iran known for its historical significance and cultural heritage. The province matters as an important part of Iran's geography and economy, contributing to the country's cultural diversity and historical narrative.

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Instance of
province of Iran
Country
Iran
Located in
Iran
Capital
Zanjan
Population
964601
Area
21773
Time zone
UTC+03:30
Shares border with
East Azarbaijan Province
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Gilvan - panoramio - Alireza Javaheri.jpg
Unemployment rate
9.8
Dialing code
0241
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Zanjan Province
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Category:Zanjan province
category of associated people
Category:People from Zanjan province
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Encyclopedic overview

Zanjan province (Persian: استان زنجان) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Zanjan. It is a mountainous province with close to 22,000 km of land placed in Iran's Region 3. Two-thirds of the people of the province live in the cities, mainly the capital and Abhar.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zanjan Province” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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