Coordinates: 38°04′N 46°18′E / 38.067°N 46.300°E / 38.067; 46.300

Tabriz (Azerbaijani:Təbriz/تبریز) (Aboot this soondpronunciation ) is the fowert lairgest ceety an ane o the historical caipitals o Iran an the caipital o East Azerbaijan Province. Situatit at an altitude o 1,350 meters at the junction o the Quri River an Aji River, it wis the seicont lairgest ceety in Iran till the late 1960s, ane o its umwhile caipitals, an residence o the croun prince unner the Qajar dynasty. The ceety haes pruiven extremely influential in the kintra’s recent history. Tabriz is locatit in a valley tae the north o the lang ridge o the volcanic cone o Sahand, sooth o the Eynali muntain. The valley opens oot intae a plain that slopes gently doun tae the northren end o Lake Urmia, 60 km tae the wast. Wi cauld winters an temperate simmers the ceety is considered a simmer resort.

Sister ceeties an twin touns eedit

Tabriz is twinned wi the follaein ceeties:

References eedit

  1. Baku#cite note-27,
  2. "Islamic Republic news Agency". irna.ir. Archived frae the original on 26 Mairch 2013. Retrieved 11 Februar 2013.
  3. "Tabriz and Kazan sister cities agreement". Archived frae the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  4. Agreement between Tabriz and Vienna municipality[deid airtin]

Freemit airtins eedit

Precedit bi
Maragheh
Caipital o Iran
1265–1353
Succeedit bi
Samarkand
Precedit bi
Samarkand
Caipital o Iran
1375–1514
Succeedit bi
Qazvin


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