Place:Ardabil, Iran

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NameArdabil
Alt namesArdabilsource: Iran Caravan [online] (2002) accessed 30 June 2003
Ardabīlsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Ardabīl provincesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeProvince
Coordinates38.5°N 48.0°E
Located inIran
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Ardabil
Garmī
Khalkhāl
Lārī
Meshgīn Shahr
Namīn
Nīr
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Ardabil Province is one of the thirty-one provinces of Iran. It is in the northwest of the country, in Region 3, bordering the Republic of Azerbaijan, the provinces of East Azerbaijan, Zanjan, and Gilan. Its administrative centre is the city of Ardabil. The province was established in 1993 from the eastern part of East Azerbaijan.

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History

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The natural features of the province of Ardabil are mentioned in the Avesta, according to which Zoroaster was born by the river Aras and wrote his book in the Sabalan Mountains. During the Islamic conquest of Iran, Ardabil was the largest city in Azarbaijan, and remained so until the Mongol invasion period.

Shah Ismail I started his campaign to nationalize Iran's government and land from here, but consequently announced Tabriz as his capital in 1500 CE. Yet Ardabil remained an important city both politically and economically until modern times.

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