Tabriz facts for kids

Tabriz
Tabriz; تبریز
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	Nickname(s): City of Firsts
Country	Iran
Region	3
Province	East Azerbaijan Province
County	Tabriz County
District	Central
Area
• City	325 km2 (125 sq mi)
• Urban	512 km2 (198 sq mi)
• Metro	1,500 km2 (600 sq mi)
Elevation	1,351.4 m (4,433.7 ft)
Population (2016 Census)
• Urban	2,028,123
• Metro	3,253,000
• Rank	4th in Iran
Demonym(s)	Tabrizian, Təbrizli, Tabrizi
Time zone	IRST (UTC+3:30)
• Summer (DST)	IRDT (UTC+4:30)
Postal code	51368
Area code(s)	041
Website	Tabriz municipality

Tabriz is the most populated city in northwestern Iran, one of the historical capitals of Iran and the present capital of East Azerbaijan province. It is the fourth most populous city in Iran. Located in the Quru River valley, in Iran's historic Azerbaijan region, between long ridges of volcanic cones in the Sahand and Eynali mountains, Tabriz's elevation ranges between 1,350 and 1,600 metres (4,430 and 5,250 ft) above sea level. The valley opens up into a plain that gently slopes down to the eastern shores of Lake Urmia, 60 kilometres (37 miles) to the west. With cold winters and temperate summers, Tabriz is considered a summer resort. It was named World Carpet Weaving City by the World Crafts Council in October 2015 and Exemplary Tourist City of 2018 by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.

With a population of over 2 million (2016), Tabriz is the largest economic hub and metropolitan area in Northwest Iran. The population is overwhelmingly Azerbaijani, though Persian is spoken by residents as a second language. Tabriz is a major heavy industries hub for automobiles, machine tools, refineries, petrochemicals, textiles and cement production industries. The city is famous for its handicrafts, including hand-woven rugs and jewellery. Local confectionery, chocolate, dried nuts and traditional Tabrizi food are recognised throughout Iran as some of the best. Tabriz is also an academic hub and a site for some of the most prestigious cultural institutes in Northwest Iran.

Tabriz contains many historical monuments, representing Iran's architectural transition throughout its deep history. Most of Tabriz's preserved historical sites belong to Ilkhanid, Safavid and Qajar. Among these sites is the grand Bazaar of Tabriz, which is designated a World Heritage Site. From the early modern era, Tabriz was pivotal in the development, movement and economy of its three neighboring regions; namely the Caucasus, Eastern Anatolia and Central Iran. In modern era city played a vital role in the history of Iran. As the country's closest hub to Europe, many aspects of early modernisation in Iran began in Tabriz. Prior to forced ceding of Iran's Caucasian territories to Imperial Russia, following two Russo-Persian Wars in the first half of the 19th century, Tabriz was at the forefront of Iranian rule over its Caucasian territories. Until 1925, the city was the traditional residence for the crown princes of the Qajar dynasty.

Economy

Tabriz is the largest economic center in Northwest Iran. The economy of Tabriz is based on commerce, services, health care and pharmaceutical, small and heavy industries, and handcrafts. Tabriz is the main site for four of Iran's Fortune 100 companies including: ITMCO, Palaz Moket, Kashi Tabriz, Shirin Asal, Aydin.

Images for kids

16th-century schematic map of Tabriz by Matrakçı Nasuh
Tabriz Municipality Palace, built on 1934
Aerial view of northeast Tabriz, May 2012
Saat Tower, Municipality Museum and former municipality office.
Main Municipality Office
A Page from the only manuscript of Safina-yi Tabriz. It contains a Persian and a Pahlavi poem
Tabriz style in Iranian miniature
Bazaar vendor of electrical goods
University of Tabriz as seen from the Applied Physics Faculty
Tabriz Railway Station
Tabriz Metro
Sahand Stadium in a Tractor Sazi football match
Sahand TV main building
Saheb-ol-Amr Mosque and Quru river, Eugène Flandin 1841.
Sketch of the gate of Tabriz, Eugène Flandin 1841.
A sketch of a 19th-century house in Tabriz, Eugène Flandin.
Painting of Blue mosque, Jules Laurens, 1872.
Siege of Tabriz during Constitutional Revolution, September 27, 1908.
Constitutional revolutionists defending Davachi bridge against monarchists, May 1, 1909.
Constitutionals in Tabriz, 1911.
Ark of Tabriz and US flag in the days after constitutional revolution, 1911.
Russian Invasion of Tabriz, 1911.
Soviet artillery units passing through Tabriz, World War II.
Soviet Tank and troops marching through Tabriz, World War II.
Soviet T-26 Tank passing through main street of Tabriz, World War II.
A table of some of Tabriz traditional foods (köfte and syrup with sangak and Bonab Kababi with rice)
Kufteh Tabrizi
Abgoosht
Dolma
Cutlet
Qurutli ash, a thick soup made of qurut
Qurabiya
Tabrizi Lovuez
Nouga (Nougat)
Riss
Konjod Halvasi, a laminal sesame cookie.
Tabriz's Baklava
Dried, Fried, and Salted Nuts
Saat Tower
The Grand Bazaar
Iron Age museum
Amir Nezam House (Qajar museum)
Constitution House of Tabriz
Measure museum of Tabriz
Behnam House
Qari Bridge
Azerbaijan Museum
Blue Mosque
Shah-goli park
Saint Mary Church of Tabriz
Chay kenar (river side) at night
Seyed Hamzeh shrine and mosque
Shah Goli Park
Eynali artificial forest in the north of the Tabriz
A week-end ritual at Eynali peak
A sample of Tabriz rugs
A newly made bronze Astrolabe, as a sample of Ghalamzani in Tabriz
An engraver in Tabriz
Shams Tabrizi, poet.
King Naser al-Din Shah Qajar.
Iraj Mirza, poet.
Colonel Pessian, military commander and first Iranian pilot.
Sattar Khan, pivotal figure in the Iranian Constitutional Revolution.
Farhad Fakhreddini composer, conductor and founder of Iran’s National Orchestra.
Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar, poet.
Gholam-Hossein Sa'edi, writer.
Samad Behrangi, teacher, social critic, folklorist, translator, and writer.
Hossein Shahabi, film director.
Tahmineh Milani, film director.
Karim Bagheri, coach and former football player.