Markazi Province

Markazi Province استان مرکزی
Province
Location of Markazi within Iran
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. 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.

Counties

The Markazi Province is split into 10 different counties:

• Ashtian County
• Arak County
• Delijan County
• Khomein County
• Komeijan County
• Mahallat County
• Saveh County
• Shazand County
• Tafresh County
• Zarandieh County

Other websites

• Official website of Markazi Governorship

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