Place:Maku, West Azarbaijan, Iran

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NameMaku
Alt namesMahkusource: Wikipedia
TypeCity
Coordinates39.283°N 44.55°E
Located inWest Azarbaijan, Iran
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Maku is a city in the West Azerbaijan Province, Iran and the capital of Maku County. At the 2006 census, its population was 41,865, in 10,428 families.

It is situated from the Turkish border in a mountain gorge at an altitude of 1,634 metres. The Zangmar River cuts through the city. Maku Free Trade and Industrial Zone is Iran's largest and the world's second largest free trade zone and will encompass an area of 5,000 square km when it was scheduled to open in 2011. Azeris are the majority while Kurds the minority of the city.

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