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Zanjan (زنجان in Persian) is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. It is in the north-west of the country, and its center is Zanjan. Zanjan province has an area of 36,400 km² and has a mostly rural, Azeri population of 1.7 million. Zanjan is famous for its seedless grapes. The province lies 330 Km northwest of Tehran, connected to it via a freeway.
Zanjan is known for its beautiful handcrafts such as knives, traditional sandals called charoogh and malileh. Malileh is a handcraft made with silver wires. Zanjanian artists make many things like various decorative dishes and their special covers as well as silver jewelry. In ancient times, Zanjan was known for its stainless and sharp knives. But this tradition is gradually becoming extinct by introduction of Chinese knives to the market which are cheaper and better made than these primitive industires. Many villagers today are traditional carpet weavers. This is perhaps Zanjan's most popular handcraft.
Zanjan also has an incredible cave called katala khor. It is near the Sultaniyeh.
History
In Ptolemy's Geography, the city is referred to as Aganzana. It is said that the Sassanid king Ardashir I of Persia, reconstructed the city and called it Shahin but later it was renamed to Zangan, of which the present name is the arabicized form of.
In past times Zanjan's name was Khamseh, which means "province with five tribes". zanjan is an Azerbaijani province and belongs to Geat Azerbaijan.
Colleges and universities
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- Zanjan University
- Zanjan University of Medical Sciences
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- Islamic Azad University of Abhar
- Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS)
External links
محافظة زنجان | Zandschan (Provinz) | Provincia de Zanjan | استان زنجان | Zanjan (provincia) | Zanjan (provincie) | ザンジャーン州 | Província de Zanjan
"Zanjan Province"