Marand ( fa, مرند; ; also
Romanized as Morand)
is a city and capital of
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, ...
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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 Armeni ...
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Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
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Marand is among major cities in the province. It is located in the north-west of capital of the province
Tabriz
Tabriz ( fa, تبریز ; ) is a city in northwestern Iran, serving as the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. It is the List of largest cities of Iran, sixth-most-populous city in Iran. In the Quri Chay, Quru River valley in Iran's historic Aze ...
. Marand has been known by various names in history, such as ''Maryana'', ''Mandagarana'', and ''Maranda''.
Etymology
Moritz von Kotzebue and
August von Haxthausen
August Franz Ludwig Maria, Baron von Haxthausen-Abbenburg (February 3, 1792, in Bökendorf, Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn – December 31, 1866, in Hanover) was a German agricultural scientist, economist, lawyer, writer, and collector of folk so ...
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 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. Bianqui ...
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'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 north-western 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’)”] The elders of Maragha who quoted his Persian poetry also praised his bravery and his literary ability.
He was Iranicized to considerable extent and the statement of Tabari on him is evidence of the existence of the cultivation of poetry in Persian in northwest Persia at the beginning of the 9th century.
Notable people
''For a complete list see:
:People from Marand''
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Ganjali Sabahi (1909-1990) - Writer
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Aboutaleb Talebi (born 1945) - wrestler
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Musa Kalantari (1949-1981) - politician
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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'' ...
(born 1951) - Theatre and film actor
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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 Rou ...
(born 1951) - politician
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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 ...
(born 1952) - politician
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Mohammad-Taghi Pourmohammadi (born 1956) - cleric
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Shirin Bina (born 1964) - Theatre and film actor
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Meysam Naghizadeh (born 1986) - football player
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Mohsen Delir (born 1988) - football player
See also
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Marand Khanate
The Marand Khanate (Persian: خانات مرند) was an 18th–19th century khanate based in Marand. The khanate is known as one of the khanates, located in historic Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of ...
References
{{Marand County
Populated places in Marand County
Cities in East Azerbaijan Province