Tabriz is a city in the Central District of Tabriz County, in the East Azerbaijan province of northwestern Iran. It is the sixth-most-populous city in Iran.
East Azerbaijan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is located in Iranian Azerbaijan, bordering Armenia, Republic of Azerbaijan, Ardabil province, West Azerbaijan province, and Zanjan province. The capital of the province is Tabriz. East Azerbaijan province is in Region 3 of Iran, with its secretariat located in its capital city, Tabriz.
Azerbaijan or Azarbaijan, also known as Iranian Azerbaijan, is a historical region in northwestern Iran that borders Iraq and Turkey to the west, and the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Armenia, and the Republic of Azerbaijan proper to the north.
Iranian Armenians, also known as Persian Armenians, are Iranians of Armenian ethnicity who may speak Armenian as their first language. Estimates of their number in Iran range from 70,000 to 500,000. Areas with a high concentration of them include Tabriz, Tehran, Salmas and Isfahan's Jolfa quarter.
Tractor Cultural Sports Economic Club, commonly known as Tractor, formerly Tractor Sazi, is an Iranian football club based in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan, that competes in the Persian Gulf Pro League. The club was founded in 1970 by the Iran Tractor Manufacturing Company.
Ahad Hosseini is an Iranian Azerbaijani sculptor and painter.
Shahrdari Tabriz Cultural and Athletic Club was an Iranian sports club most widely known for its professional football team based in Tabriz, Iran.
Iranian Azerbaijanis are Iranians of Azerbaijani ethnicity. Most Iranian Azerbaijanis are bilingual in Azerbaijani and Persian. They are mainly of Iranian descent. They are primarily found in and are native to the Iranian Azerbaijan region including provinces of and in smaller numbers, in other provinces such as Kurdistan, Qazvin, Hamadan, Gilan, Markazi and Kermanshah. Iranian Azerbaijanis also constitute a significant minority in Tehran, Karaj and other regions.
Sahand is a mountain peak in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran.
Balghelu Rural District is in the Central District of Ardabil County, Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Sham Asbi.
Sardabeh Rural District is in the Central District of Ardabil County, Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Khoshkeh Rud.
Kalkhuran Rural District is in the Central District of Ardabil County, Ardabil province, Iran. Its former capital was the village of Kalkhuran Sheykh.
The 2012 East Azerbaijan earthquakes – also known as the Ahar earthquakes – occurred on 11 August 2012, at 16:53 Iran Standard Time, near the cities of Ahar and Varzaqan in Iran's East Azerbaijan Province, approximately 60 kilometers from Tabriz. They comprised a doublet separated by eleven minutes, with magnitudes of 6.4 and 6.2 . At least 306 people died and more than 3,000 others were injured, primarily in the rural and mountainous areas to the northeast of Tabriz. The shocks were felt in Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, though no major damage was reported.
Ojarud-e Gharbi Rural District is in the Central District of Germi County, Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Dizaj.
Ojarud-e Markazi Rural District is in the Central District of Germi County, Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Hamzah Khanlu.
Khasta Qasim – was an Iranian Azerbaijani poet of Azerbaijani literature. Khasta Qasim was one of the best Azerbaijani-language poets; he was also a mystic, ashik, and philosopher in the era of Afsharid Iran, popularly known as Dada and Gasim.
Aji Chay Rural District is in the Central District of Tabriz County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Mayan-e Sofla.
Kond Rud, also Romanized as Kond Rūd; also known as Kand Roodé Mehranrood, Kondorī, Kondo Rūd, and Kunduri, is a village in, and the former capital of, Meydan Chay Rural District of Basmenj District of Tabriz County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. The capital of the rural district has been transferred to the village of Nematabad.
Nematabad, also Romanized as Ne‘matābād; also known as Nemedab and Ni‘matābād, is a village in, and the capital of, Meydan Chay Rural District of Basmenj District of Tabriz County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Kond Rud.
The former Consulate-General of the United States, Tabriz was a diplomatic and political venue in Tabriz that operated under the auspices of the US Embassy in Tehran. This consulate was opened in 1906 and was active until the capture of the US Embassy in Tehran and the severance of Iran-US relations.
