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Zanjan Province

  • Centre : Zanjan
  • Population : 1,057,000 (2016)
  • Area : 21,773 km²
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Located north-west of Iran, hosting Soltanieh Dome, one of the UNESCO world heritage sites, with about a population of a million. The provincial capital is Zanjan. Abhar, Khorammdarreh, Hidaj, Soltanieh, Khodabandeh, Mahneshan, and Sohrevard are some towns of this province.

History

Human inhibition in Zanjan province dates back to thousands of years ago. Historical and archeological items related to different historical periods have been found in this province. Zanjan city’s foundation dates back to Sassanid Ardeshir Babkan’s as per historian, Hamdollah Mostowfi. Zanjan has had lots of ups and downs throughout history and was re-constructed during the Safavid era. Today’s city has been inhabited since Safavid times.

Geography

The province neighbors East Azarbaijan, Ardabil, and Gilan provinces to the north, West Azarbaijan, and Kordestan to the west, Hamadan to the south, and Qazvin to the east.

The province can be divided into two mountainous and plain regions. Most of the towns are located on the mountains’ outskirts and the plains surrounded in the mountainous region.

Ghezel-Ozan River and a number of other rivers flow in Zanjan province. It starts in Kordestan mountains and finally enters the Caspian sea after joining other rivers.

Climate

Zanjan province is one of the cold provinces of Iran. Despite altitude variations and the influence of weather fronts, most of its regions have semi-dry and very cold climates.

The best time for visiting this province, weather-wise, is spring and summer.

  • Cities, towns and villages to visit :
Zanjan
  • Things to See :
Behestan Castle
Dashkasan Temple
Mahneshan Mountains
Salt Men Museum
Soltanieh Dome
  • Hotels :
Alborz
Ardebil
Bushehr
Charmahal
E. Azarbaijan
Fars
Gilan
Golestan
Hamadan
Hormozgan
Ilam
Isfahan
Kerman
Kermanshah
Khorasan R.
Khuzestan
Kohgiluyeh
Kordestan
Lorestan
Markazi
Mazandaran
N. Khorasan
Qazvin
Qom
Semnan
Sistan & Baluchistan
S. Khorasan
Tehran
W. Azarbaijan
Yazd
Zanjan

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