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Province 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 ...

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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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County A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposes Chambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...

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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 ...

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District A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...

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IRST An infrared search and track (IRST) system (sometimes known as infrared sighting and tracking) is a method for detecting and tracking objects which give off infrared radiation, such as the infrared signatures of jet aircraft and helicopters. IR ...

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Tabriz County Tabriz County ( fa, شهرستان تبریز) is located in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Tabriz Tabriz ( fa, تبریز ; ) is a city in northwestern Iran, serving as the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. It ...

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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 ...

. At the National Census of 2006, its population was 51,733 in 13,066 households, when it was a part of the Central District. There were 56,199 inhabitants in 16,365 households at the following census of 2011. At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 56,677 in 17,411 households. The largest of its 23 villages was Kond Rud, with 8,518 people. In 2021, the rural district and the city of Basmenj were separated from the district to establish Basmenj District. At the same time, Mehranrud Rural District was established in the Central District from parts of

Esperan Rural District , native_name_lang = , settlement_type = Rural District , image_skyline = , image_alt = , image_caption = , image_flag = , flag_alt = , image_seal = ...

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Tabriz County Rural Districts of East Azerbaijan Province Populated places in East Azerbaijan Province Populated places in Tabriz County {{Tabriz-geo-stub