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Zanjan

زنجان
Zanjan زنجان
Country	Iran
Province	Zanjan
County	Zanjan
Bakhsh	Central
Elevation	1,638 m (5,374 ft)
Population (2006)
• Total	341,801
	census
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRST)
Website	www.Zanjan.ir

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Zanjan^[1] (Persian/Azeri: زنجان) is the capital of Zanjan Province in northwestern Iran. It is an Azeri inhabited city. It lies 298 km (186 mi) north-west of Tehran on the main highway to Tabriz and Turkey and approximately 125 km (80 mi) from the Caspian Sea. At the 2006 census, its population was 341,801, in 89,829 families.^[2]

Zanjan is known for its beautiful handcrafts such as knives, traditional sandals, called charoogh, and malileh. Malileh is a handcraft made with silver wires. Zanjani artists make many things like various decorative dishes and their special covers as well as silver jewelry. In ancient times, Zanjan was known for its stainless and sharp knives. But this tradition is gradually becoming extinct by introduction of Chinese knives to the market which are far cheaper, more abundant and of course less artistic ^{[citation needed]}. Many villagers today are traditional carpet weavers. This is perhaps Zanjan's most popular handcraft.

History

Hamdollah Mostowfi, the Iranian traveler and historian, in his book claims that Zanjan was built by Ardashir I, the first king of the Sassanid Empire and named as "Shahin".^[3] One important moment in the history of the city was in 1851 when the city became the center of Babism along with Neyriz and other cities. The forces of the central government captured the Babi's fort in Zanjan after a long siege by the order of Grand Vizier (Prime Minister of Iran) Amir Kabir and killed or expelled the Bab's followers.^[4]

Colleges and universities

Zanjan also hosts several universities such as:

Famous people from Zanjan

Sports

Zanjan is known for having one of the best indoor sport climbing walls in the middle east. It is located in Enghelab sports complex. The facility also includes standard speed climbing walls.

Famous families

Photo gallery

Seyyed mosque.
Bazaar of Zanjan
Rakhtshur khaneh, (traditional laundry house of Qajar era , Zanjan's Museum of Anthropology.)
Imamzade Ibrahim's tomb.

Imamzade Ibrahim's tomb.
Imamzade Ibrahim's tomb.

Imamzade Ibrahim's tomb.
Zanjan University
Samovar, handcraft of Zanjan.

Samovar, handcraft of Zanjan.
Saltman found in Zanjan, National Museum of Iran.

Saltman found in Zanjan, National Museum of Iran.
Soltaniyeh's tiles (interior designs).

Sister city

Trabzon, Turkey
Malacca, Malaysia

References

^ Zanjan, Iran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3088976" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
^ "همشهريان اردشير بابكان هنوز هم چاروق مي پوشند". rugart.org. 2008-07-30. Retrieved 2008-07-30. ^{[dead link‍]}
^ Abdu'l-Bahá, Edward Granville. "A Traveller's Narrative Written to Illustrate the Episode of the Báb", Published by Kalimat Press, 2004, ISBN 1-890688-37-1, 9781890688370

External links

[1] Zanjan, Iran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3088976" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

[2] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.

[rugart-3] "همشهريان اردشير بابكان هنوز هم چاروق مي پوشند". rugart.org. 2008-07-30. Retrieved 2008-07-30. ^{[dead link‍]}

[4] Abdu'l-Bahá, Edward Granville. "A Traveller's Narrative Written to Illustrate the Episode of the Báb", Published by Kalimat Press, 2004, ISBN 1-890688-37-1, 9781890688370

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