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Marand
Marand () is a city in the Central District of Marand County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Marand is among the major cities of East Azerbaijan province. It is in the northwest of the 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. 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Marand County
Marand County () is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Marand. History In 2021, Koshksaray Rural District and the city of Koshksaray were separated from the Central District in the formation of Koshksaray District, including the new Yalquz Aghaj Rural District. In addition, the village of Dizaj Hoseyn Beyg was elevated to the status of a city. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 229,215 in 59,097 households. The following census in 2011 counted 239,209 people in 69,471 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 244,971 in 75,711 households. The vast majority are ethnic Azerbaijanis Azerbaijanis (; , ), Azeris (, ), or Azerbaijani Turks (, ) are a Turkic peoples, Turkic ethnic group living mainly in the Azerbaijan (Iran), Azerbaijan region of northwestern Iran and the Azerbaijan, Republic of Azerbaijan. They are predomin .... Administrative divisions Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Central District (Marand County)
The Central District of Marand County () is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Marand Marand () is a city in the Central District of Marand County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Marand is among the major cities of East Azerbaijan province. It is in the northwest of .... History In 2021, Koshksaray Rural District and the city of Koshksaray were separated from the district in the formation of Koshksaray District. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 201,747 in 52,369 households. The following census in 2011 counted 211,700 people in 61,505 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 217,093 inhabitants in 67,031 households. Administrative divisions See also Notes References Districts of East Azerbaijan province Populated places in Marand County {{Marand-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
East Azerbaijan Province
East Azerbaijan province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Tabriz. The province is located in Azerbaijan (Iran), Iranian Azerbaijan, bordering Armenia, the Azerbaijan, Republic of Azerbaijan, Ardabil province, Ardabil province, West Azerbaijan province, West Azerbaijan province, and Zanjan province, Zanjan province. East Azerbaijan is in Region 3, Iran, Region 3 of Iran, with its secretariat located in its capital city, Tabriz. History East Azerbaijan is one of the most archaic territories in Iran. During the reign of Alexander III of Macedon in Iran (331 BCE), a warrior known as Attorpat led a revolt in this area, then a territory of the Medes, and thereafter it was called ''Attorpatkan''. Since then this vicinity has been known as ''Azarabadegan'', ''Azarbadgan'' and ''Azarbayjan''. Islamic researchers proclaim that the birth of the prophet Zoroaster was in this area, in the vicinity of Lake Orumieh (''Chichesht''), Konzak City. Needl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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] [Amazon] |
Mohammad Hassannejad
Mohammad Hassannejad (; born 6 September 1981) is an Iranian politician. Hassannejad was born in Jolfa, East Azerbaijan. He was a member of the 9th and the 10th Parliament of Iran, from the electorate of Jolfa and Marand Marand () is a city in the Central District of Marand County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Marand is among the major cities of East Azerbaijan province. It is in the northwest of .... He was also a 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 Academic staff of Shahid Beheshti University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mohsen Delir
Mohammad Mohsen Delir (, born 3 July 1988 in Marand) is an Iranian Association football, footballer who currently plays for Mashin Sazi F.C., Machine Sazi. Club career Gostaresh Foolad Delir is a youth product of Gostaresh Foulad F.C., Gostaresh. He joined the newly found team in 2008 and was promoted to the first team in March 2009 and played in 2010 Hazfi Cup Final against Persepolis F.C., Persepolis. Loan to Machine Sazi He was then loaned to Machine Sazi Tabriz F.C., Machine Sazi for the 2011–12 Azadegan League, 2011–12 season, where he worked under head coach Rasoul Khatibi. They missed Iran Pro League promotion in the final week, and Delir was returned to Gostaresh at the end of the season after he scored four goals in 14 matches. Return to Gostaresh He worked again with Khatibi for the next season and led Gostaresh to promotion after scoring 10 goals in 20 matches. He was his team's top scorer. Tractor Sazi He joined Tractor Sazi F.C., Tractor Sazi on 1 July 2013 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Isa Kalantari
Isa Kalantari (, born 1952 in Marand, East Azerbaijan) is an Iranian politician and former vice president, former head of Urmia Lake Restoration Program, and the former head of Department of Environment (Iran), Department of Environment, serving from 2017 to 2021. He served as Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture (Iran), minister of agriculture in last year of Ali Khamenei, Khamenei's presidency, in both terms of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Rafsanjani's presidency and also in first term of President Mohammad Khatami, Khatami. Isa Kalantari lost his elder brother, Mousa Kalantari, 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 system, University of Nebraska, and PhD in agricultural physiology from Iowa State University. He was a member of the Center for Strategic Research in the Expediency Discernment Council. In 2001, he founded Iran's House of Farmers and has been servin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mosa Kalantari
Mousa Kalantari (; 1949 in Marand — 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 Isa Kalantari (, born 1952 in Marand, East Azerbaijan) is an Iranian politician and former vice president, former head of Urmia Lake Restoration Program, and the former head of Department of Environment (Iran), Department of Environment, serving f .... 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. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kalantari, Mosa 1949 births 1981 deaths Assassinated Iranian politicians Government ministers of Iran Amirkabir University of Technology alumni Islamic Republican Party politicians Asian politicians assassinated in the 1980s People from Marand Politicians assassinated in 1981 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jalil Farjad
Jalil Farjad (; born 1951 in Marand, East Azerbaijan) is an Iranian theater, cinema Cinema may refer to: Film * Film or movie, a series of still images that create the illusion of moving image ** Film industry, the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking ** Filmmaking, the process of making a film * Movie theate ... and TV actor. Selected filmography * '' Tebyan Stories'', 2017 * ''Cheshm-o Cheragh'', 2016 * ''Rah-e Darrow'', 2011 * ''Cheshm-e Khoda'', 2010 * ''Mahfel-e X'', 2010 * ''Operation 125'', 2008 * ''Ominous Seed'', 2008 * ''Alphabet of Murder'', 2005 * ''Khaneh dar Tariki'', 2004 * ''Die Hard'', 1999 * '' Khorshid Karevan'', 1990 * ''Identity'', 1987 Notes External links * Jalil Farjad in 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] [Amazon] |
Shirin Bina
Shirin Bina () is an Iranian theater, cinema and TV actress born on August 20, 1964 Marand, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort .... Namnak News Filmography References *Shirin Bina in Internet database of Soureh Cinema Shirin Bina in [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mohammad Taghi Pourmohammadi
Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Pourmohammadi (, was born 1956 in Marand, East Azerbaijan) is an Iranian Shiite Muslim cleric and politician. He is a member of the 4th, 5th and 6th Assembly of Experts from electorate East Azerbaijan East Azerbaijan province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Tabriz. The province is located in Iranian Azerbaijan, bordering Armenia, the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ardabil province, West Azerbaijan province .... 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] [Amazon] |
