Markazi province

Markazi Province

استان مرکزی
Markazi Province استان مرکزی
Province
	Location of Markazi within Iran
	Coordinates: 34°05′43″N 49°41′27″E / 34.0954°N 49.6909°ECoordinates: 34°05′43″N 49°41′27″E / 34.0954°N 49.6909°E
Country	Iran
Capital	Arak
Counties	11
Area
• Total	29,127 km2 (11,246 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	1,351,257
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+03:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+04:30 (IRST)
Main language(s)	Persian

Markazi (Persian: استان مرکزی) is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. The word markazi means central in Persian.^[2] There are about 1,350,000 people living in the Markazi Province currently.

Some of the biggest cities of the province are: Saveh, Arak, Mahallat, Khomein, Delijan, Tafresh, Ashtian, and Shazand.