Map of Iran and surrounding lands, showing location of Tabriz
Tabriz City Hall, built in 1895, by Arfa'ol molk, with the aid of German engineers.
Tabriz (in Persian تبریز) is a city in
Iran, with a population of over 1,600,000 million people. Tabriz is situated north of the volcanic cone of
Sahand south of the Eynali mountain. It is the capital of the province of
East Azarbaijan.
Tabriz is one of the main cultural centers of the
Iranian Azerbaijan and Iranian
Azeris. Historically, the founding of the city is shrouded in mystery. Some sources mention the Sassanid era, while others claim that it had been built by one of the wives of
Harun al-Rashid. Tabriz was the capital of the
Ilkhanate empire of Iran from about 1270 to about 1305, of the Aq Quyunlu from about 1469 to about 1502, and of the
Safavids from 1502 to 1548.
Violent earthquakes have wiped out most of the historic monuments of Tabriz. The chief survival is the Tabriz Citadel (
Arg e Tabriz or Arg-e Alishah), a ruin of vertical book-shaped elements. The Blue Mosque of Tabriz (Masjed-e Kabud), is another important monument in the city.
Tabriz is where the constitutionalists of
Iran were centered during the early 20th century. It is also where Iran's first American martyr,
Howard Baskerville is buried. The famous Iranian historian and philosopher,
Ahmad Kasravi, was born in a nearby village called Hamkavar.
Universities
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Sahand University of Technology
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Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
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Tabriz University of Tarbiat Moallem
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University of Tabriz (
website)
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Islamic Azad University of Tabriz
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Tabriz Islamic Arts University
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University College of Nabi Akram
Source
North, S.J.R., Guide to Biblical Iran, Rome 1956, p. 50
www.azerb.com
External links
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