Abhar
Encyclopedia
Abhar is a city in and capital of Abhar County
, Zanjan Province
, Iran
. At the 2006 census, its population was 70,836, in 19,136 families.
Abhar is located between Qazvin
and Zanjan
, near the Abhar River. It is the second-largest city in the province after Zanjan. It is a regional center for science because of its universities, which include Abhar Azad University, Payam Noor University, Sama
and other science and cultural centers. It has an important role in Iran's transit because of having highways and railroads.
It is a big center of industrial manufacturers like Minoo, AWC, Medisk, Parsnakh and other well-known factories.
Abhar County
Abhar County is a county in Zanjan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Abhar. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 158,544, in 41,333 families. The county is divided into two districts: the Central District and Soltaniyeh District. The county has four cities: Abhar,...
, Zanjan Province
Zanjan Province
Zanjan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Located in the North West of Iran, its capital is Zanjan city. Zanjan province with an area of 36,400 km² has a mostly rural, population of 964,601 . The province lies 330 km northwest of Tehran, connected to it via a freeway.Zanjan...
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. At the 2006 census, its population was 70,836, in 19,136 families.
Abhar is located between Qazvin
Qazvin
Qazvin is the largest city and capital of the Province of Qazvin in Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 349,821, in 96,420 families....
and Zanjan
Zanjan (city)
Zanjan is the capital of Zanjan Province in northwestern Iran. It is an Azeri inhabited city. It lies 298 km north-west of Tehran on the main highway to Tabriz and Turkey and approximately 125 km from the Caspian Sea...
, near the Abhar River. It is the second-largest city in the province after Zanjan. It is a regional center for science because of its universities, which include Abhar Azad University, Payam Noor University, Sama
Sama
Sama may refer to:* A verse from the Samaveda, one of the Vedas* Sama , a part of Harstad city in northern Norway* Sama, Asturias, a parish in the municipality of Langreo in northern Spain...
and other science and cultural centers. It has an important role in Iran's transit because of having highways and railroads.
It is a big center of industrial manufacturers like Minoo, AWC, Medisk, Parsnakh and other well-known factories.