East Azarbaijan Province

This article is about a province in Iran. For other uses, see Azarbaijan (disambiguation).

East Azerbaijan Province استان آذربایجان شرقی
Province
Location of East Azerbaijan within Iran
Coordinates: 38.0766°N 46.2800°E / 38.0766; 46.2800
Country	Iran
Capital	Tabriz
Counties	19
Area
• Total	45,650 km2 (17,630 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	3,603,456
• Density	79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+03:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+04:30 (IRST)
Main language(s)	Persian (official) local languages: Azeri

East Azarbaijan or East Azerbaijan (Persian: آذربایجان شرقی‎, Āzarbāijān-e Sharqi; Azerbaijani: Şərqi Azərbaycan) is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. It is in the northwest of the country. It has borders with Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, and the provinces of Ardabil, West Azarbaijan, and Zanjan. Its capital is Tabriz.

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