Zanjan Province

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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Within Vinony's link graph, Zanjan Province is referenced by 1,774 other articles, and connects out to Persian, Qeydar and Chavarzaq.

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It is catalogued under topics including Provinces of Iran and Zanjan province.

Its subject is documented across 83 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: province of Iran
Country: Iran
Located in: Iran
Contains: Soltaniyeh County
Capital: Zanjan
Population: 964601
Area: 21773
Time zone: UTC+03:30
Shares border with: East Azarbaijan Province
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Unemployment rate: 9.8
Dialing code: 0241

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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.