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Marand
Marand ( fa, مرند; ; also Romanized as Morand) is a city and capital of Marand County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. Marand is among major cities in the province. It is located in the north-west of capital of the province Tabriz. Marand has been known by various names in history, such as ''Maryana'', ''Mandagarana'', and ''Maranda''. Etymology Moritz von Kotzebue and August von Haxthausen both described local legends that placed the burial spot of Noah's wife at Marand. Both authors contended that the name of the city means "the mother lies here," referring to Noah's wife. According to Kotzebue: History The history of the town goes back to the pre-Islamic era. Between 815 till 850, Marand was primarily controlled by Mohammad ibn Ba'ith who was Iranicized to a considerable extent.Minorsky, “Marand” in ''Encyclopaedia of Islam''. P. Bearman , Th. Bianquis, C.E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel and W.P. Heinrichs (eds.). Vol. 6, (1991): p. 504 "According to one of al-Tabari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marand And Jolfa (electoral District)
Marand and Jolfa (electoral district) is the 3rd electoral district in the East Azerbaijan Province of Iran. This electoral district has a population of 294,375 and elects 1 member of parliament. 1980 MP in 1980 from the electorate of Marand and Jolfa. (1st) * Esmaeil Rafieian 1984 MP in 1984 from the electorate of Marand and Jolfa. (2nd) * Reza Karimi 1988 MP in 1988 from the electorate of Marand and Jolfa. (3rd) * Karim Shafeei 1992 MP in 1992 from the electorate of Marand and Jolfa. (4th) * Ebrahim Sarraf 1996 MP in 1996 from the electorate of Marand and Jolfa. (5th) * Hassan Hoseinzadeh 2000 MP in 2000 from the electorate of Marand and Jolfa. (6th) * Bagher Emami 2004 MP in 2004 from the electorate of Marand and Jolfa. (7th) * Karim Shafeei 2008 MP in 2008 from the electorate of Marand and Jolfa. (8th) * Siros Sazdar 2012 MP in 2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marand County
Marand County ( fa, شهرستان مرند) is located in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Marand Marand ( fa, مرند; ; also Romanized as Morand) is a city and capital of Marand County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. Marand is among major cities in the province. It is located in the north-west of capital of the province Tabriz. Marand ha .... At the 2006 census, the county's population was 229,215, in 59,097 households. Retrieved 3 November 2022 The following census in 2011 counted 239,209 people, in 69,471 households.At the 2016 census, the county's population was 244,971, in 75,711 households. Administrative divisions References Counties of East Azerbaijan Province {{EastAzerbaijan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Ibn Ba'ith
Muhammad ibn al-Ba'ith ibn Halbas () (circa early 9th century) also known as Ibn Ba'ith (Son of Ba'ith) was an Arab governor of Marand during the Abbasid caliphate.Minorsky, “Marand” in Encyclopaedia of Islam. Edited by: P. Bearman , Th. Bianquis , C.E. Bosworth , E. van Donzel and W.P. Heinrichs. Vol. 6, (1991): pg 504 "According to one of al-Tabari's authorities (iii, 1388), the shaykhs of Maragha who praised the bravery and literary ability (adab) of Ibn Bai'th also quoted his Persian verses (bi'l-fdrisiyya). This important passage, already quoted by Barthold, BSOS, ii (1923), 836-8, is evidence of the existence of the cultivation of poetry in Persian in northwestern Persia at the beginning of the 9th century. Ibn Bai’th must have been Iranicised to a considerable extent, and, as has been mentioned, he relied for support on the non-Arab elements in his Rustakhs (‘Uludj Rasatikhi’)” After the Arab conquest of Persia, Halbas (his grandfather), who was a mercenary took M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Azerbaijan Province
East Azerbaijan Province ( fa, استان آذربایجان شرقی ''Āzarbāijān-e Sharqi''; az-Arab, شرقی آذربایجان اوستانی) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is located in Iranian Azerbaijan, bordering Armenia, Republic of Azerbaijan, Ardabil Province, West Azerbaijan Province, and Zanjan Province. The capital of East Azerbaijan is Tabriz. East Azerbaijan Province is in Regions 3 of Iran, with its secretariat located in its capital city, Tabriz. Geography The province covers an area of approximately 47,830 km², it has a population of around four million people. The province has common borders with the Republic of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Autonomous Nakhchivan in the north, West Azerbaijan in the west, Zanjan in the south, and Ardabil in the east. A fine network of roads and railways connects East Azerbaijan to other parts of Iran and neighboring countries. The highest point in East Azerbaijan is the volcanic peak of Sahand Moun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central District (Marand County)
The Central District of Marand County ( fa, بخش مرکزی شهرستان مرند) is a district (bakhsh) in Marand County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 201,747, in 52,369 families. The District has four cities: Marand, Zonuz, Koshksaray, and Bonab Jadid. The District has seven rural districts (''dehestan''): Bonab Rural District, Dowlatabad Rural District, Harzandat-e Gharbi Rural District, Harzandat-e Sharqi Rural District, Koshksaray Rural District, Mishab-e Shomali Rural District, and Zonuzaq Rural District , native_name_lang = , settlement_type = Rural District , image_skyline = , image_alt = , image_caption = , image_flag = , flag_alt = , image_seal .... References Marand County Districts of East Azerbaijan Province {{Marand-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Hassannejad
Mohammad Hassannejad ( fa, محمد حسننژاد; born 6 September 1981) is an Iranian politician. Hassannejad was born in Jolfa, East Azerbaijan. He is a member of the present Islamic Consultative Assembly from the electorate of Jolfa and Marand Marand ( fa, مرند; ; also Romanized as Morand) is a city and capital of Marand County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. Marand is among major cities in the province. It is located in the north-west of capital of the province Tabriz. Marand ha .... and member of Iran-Turkey Friendship society. Hassannejad won with 50,586 (36.22%) votes. Hassannejad was the youngest member of the parliament in the 9th term. References External links Mohammad Hassannejad Website People from East Azerbaijan Province Deputies of Marand and Jolfa Living people 1981 births Members of the 9th Islamic Consultative Assembly Followers of Wilayat fraction members Members of the 10th Islamic Consultative Assembly Shahid Beheshti Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counties Of Iran
Iran's counties (''shahrestan'', fa, شهرستان, also romanized as ''šahrestân'') are administrative divisions of larger provinces A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ... (''ostan''). The word ''shahrestan'' comes from the Persian words ' ("city, town") and ' ("province, state"). "County," therefore, is a near equivalent to ''shahrestan''. Counties are divided into one or more districts ( ). A typical district includes both cities ( ) and rural districts ( ), which are groupings of adjacent villages. One city within the county serves as the capital of that county, generally in its Central District. Each county is governed by an office known as ''farmândâri'', which coordinates different public events and agencies and is headed by a ''farmândâr'', the go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Taghi Pourmohammadi
Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Pourmohammadi ( fa, محمدتقی پورمحمدی, was born 1956 in Marand, East Azerbaijan) is an Iranian Shiite Muslim cleric and politician. He is a member of the 4th and 5th Assembly of Experts from electorate East Azerbaijan East Azerbaijan Province ( fa, استان آذربایجان شرقی ''Āzarbāijān-e Sharqi''; az-Arab, شرقی آذربایجان اوستانی) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is located in Iranian Azerbaijan, bordering Armenia, .... Pourmohammadi won with 359,839 votes. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Pourmohammadi, Mohammad Taghi People from Marand Members of the Assembly of Experts Living people 1956 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isa Kalantari
Issa Kalantari ( fa, عیسی کلانتری, born 1952 in Marand, East Azerbaijan) is an Iranian politician and former head of Department of Environment, serving from 2017 to 2021. He served as minister of agriculture in last year of Khamenei's presidency, in both terms of Rafsanjani's presidency and also in first term of President Khatami. Isa Kalantari lost his elder brother, Mousa, in Hafte Tir bombing on 28 June 1981. He has a BSc degree of agriculture from Urmia University, MSc of Physiology-Biochemistry from University of Nebraska, and PhD in agricultural physiology from Iowa State University Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU) is a public land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa. Founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm, Iowa State became one of th .... He was a member of the Center for Strategic Research in the Expediency Discernment Council. In 2001, he founded Iran's Hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gholamreza Shafeei
Gholamreza Shafeei ( fa, غلامرضا شافعی, born 1951 in Marand, East Azerbaijan) is an Iranian politician, vice president of strategic monitoring and president of management and planning in the cabinet of Hassan Rouhani Hassan Rouhani ( fa, حسن روحانی, Standard Persian pronunciation: ; born Hassan Fereydoun ( fa, حسن فریدون, links=no); 12 November 1948) is an Iranian politician who served as the seventh president of Iran from 2013 to 2021. ... and former Ambassador of Iran to Russia. Notes References Government ministers of Iran People from Marand Ambassadors of Iran to Russia 1951 births Living people Iranian diplomats Executives of Construction Party politicians {{Iran-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jalil Farjad
Jalil Farjad ( fa, جلیل فرجاد, was born 1951 in Marand, East Azerbaijan) is an Iranian theater, cinema and TV actor. Selected filmography * ''Cheshm o Cheragh'', 2016 * ''Rah Dar Ro'', 2011 * ''Cheshm-e Khoda'', 2010 * ''Mahfel-e X'', 2010 * ''Operation 125'', 2008 * ''Ominous Seed'', 2008 * ''Alphabet of Murder'', 2005 * ''Khane Dar Tariki'', 2004 * ''Die Hard'', 1999 * '' Khorshid Karevan, 1990 * ''Identity Identity may refer to: * Identity document * Identity (philosophy) * Identity (social science) * Identity (mathematics) Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Identity'' (1987 film), an Iranian film * ''Identity'' (2003 film), an ..., 1987 Notes External links * Jalil Farjadin Internet database of Soureh Cinema Living people Iranian male film actors Iranian male stage actors Iranian male television actors People from Marand 1951 births {{iran-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mosa Kalantari
Mousa Kalantari ( fa, موسی کلانتری; born 1949 in Marand — assassinated 28 June 1981 in Tehran) was the cabinet minister of transportation in the government of Abolhassan Banisadr. He was the elder brother of Isa Kalantari. Kalantari was killed in a terrorist attack on 28 June 1981, when a bomb exploded during a political party conference ( Hafte tir bombing) with 73 other attendees. See also * Isa Kalantari Issa Kalantari ( fa, عیسی کلانتری, born 1952 in Marand, East Azerbaijan) is an Iranian politician and former head of Department of Environment, serving from 2017 to 2021. He served as minister of agriculture in last year of Khamene ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kalantari, Mosa People from Marand 1949 births 1981 deaths Assassinated Iranian politicians Government ministers of Iran Amirkabir University of Technology alumni Islamic Republican Party politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
