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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 ...

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Hurand County Hurand County ( fa, شهرستان هوراند) is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Hurand. At the 2006 census, the county's population as Hurand District of Ahar County Ahar County ( fa, شهر� ...

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Hurand District Hurand District ( fa, بخش هوراند) was in Ahar County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Ir ...

Ahar County Ahar County ( fa, شهرستان اهر) is located in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Ahar Ahar ( fa, italic=yes, اهر, az, اهر) is a city and capital of Ahar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. Acco ...

. The following census in 2011 counted 4,445 people in 1,127 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 4,658 people in 1,352 households. Hurand District was separated from Ahar County to establish Hurand County.

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Cities in East Azerbaijan Province Populated places in East Azerbaijan Province