Markazi Province
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Markazi Province
استان مرکزی | |
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![]() Location of Markazi within Iran | |
Country | ![]() |
Capital | Arak |
Counties | 11 |
Area | |
• Total | 29,127 km2 (11,246 sq mi) |
Population (2006)[1] | |
• 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.[source?] 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[change | change source]
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
References[change | change source]
Other websites[change | change source]
- Official website of Markazi Governorship Archived 2011-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
Media related to Markazi province at Wikimedia Commons