Tabriz | city, capital city of state/province/region, former national capital

Iran / Azarbayejan-e Sharqi / Tabriz /
 city, capital city of state/province/region, invisible, former national capital
Tabriz (Azari: Təbriz, Farsi: تبریز) is the capital of East Azarbaijan Province, and the largest city in north-western Iran. Tabriz is situated north of the volcanic cone of Sahand (Səhənd) south of the Eynali mountain. The city has a population of 1,800,000. Most of the population is ethnical Azeri. There are small minorities of Persians, Armenians, Kurd and Assyrians.

According to some sources, the name Tabriz is said to derive from "tap-riz" meaning "causing heat to flow" in Iranian languages, from the many thermal springs in the area. Earliest mentioning of Tabriz appears in Assyrian king Sargon II's epigraph in 714 BC. In 4th century BC, Tabriz became the capital of a satrapy Atropatene, named after Atropates, satrap of the Achaemenid province of Media. Later references date back as early as the Sassanian period.

After the Mongol invasion, Tabriz came to eclipse Maragheh as the later Ilkhanid capital of Azerbaijan until sacked by Tamerlane in 1392. In addition, from 1375 to 1468, Tabriz was the capital of Qara Koyunlu state in Azerbaijan, and from 1469 to 1501 the capital of Aq Qoyunlu state. In 1501, Shah Ismail I , founder of Safavid dynasty, entered Tabriz and proclaimed it his capital. But after Shah Ismail's defeat from Sultan Selim I (of Ottoman Empire) in the Battle of Chaldiran, Tabriz fell for few months to Ottomans; and although it was returned to Safavids later, very soon Shah Tahmasp I moved capital to Qazvin out of fear of Ottamans. Still, by the 17th century Tabriz had become a major commercial center, carrying out trade with Ottoman Empire, Russia, central Asia, and India.

Tabriz was also the city where the Constitutional Revolution of Iran started in 1906 and where its leaders, Sattar Khan and Bagher Khan came from. Also Ahmad Kasravi, the famous Iranian historian and philosopher, was born in a nearby village called Hokmavar. The predominant language in the city is Azari; It is one of the branches of Western (oghuz)Turkish languages; still almost all inhabitants of the city can speak and understand Persian as well.

Tabriz is the number one center for production of the famous Turkish-Persian Rug. Nowaday Tabrizian carpets are the most wanted in world markets, having many customers in western countries from Europe to California. Tabrizian rugs and carpets usually have ivory backgrounds with blue, rose, and indigo motifs. Rugs and carpets often have very symmetrical and balanced designs. They usually have a single medallion that is surrounded with vines and palmettos and are of excellent quality. Tabrizian modern rugs are in many different designs and colors.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabriz
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   38°5'3"N   46°17'46"E

Comments

  • hello every body i think tabriz is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. I strongly recommend u to come to our city and have a look at its uniqe ancient places and its wonderful nature.
  • i have a trip to iran last month.i can say it's the most beautiful province of iran. it has a beautiful and unique nature in the north. you must see.
  • Tabriz!!!!!!!!!! Im so much away from you but I love u becouse you are my hometown.
  • This city is amazing for tourists, lots of attractions and beauties over there...
  • This is the English entry and thus all the comments should be in English. For comments in other languages use Menu/Add another language from top left or choose your language from bottom right.
  • As, the researcher who are eager to know about Tabriz may refer to this section, so i want to say to them about other matters than tourism in This city. Tabrizans are sincer in their friendship, you can trust them.In the 1978 revolution, tabrizan were the main force for overthrow of shah. But they had the least progress rate in the economy and in the other sections after revolution .Other states who had no role in revolution,got most of the oil revenues and best economic progress. So when you come to Tabriz to do business or have a look around you may see not much nice buildings , but you surly ,will face open minded people with turkish speaking language who will do their best to offer you nice stay in their city.
  • tabriz truly is brilliant, better than Paris anyday.
  • i was there for only a month back in 1996, and it was the best place i have ever been to. beautiful city, great atmosphere and kindest people i have ever met. you have to try food. soooo delicious. i wish i could live there.
  • its weather is great. don't miss visiting there.
  • It is the best in the world.
  • I was there student for 2 years since 2010, and I fall in Love with this city. now I'm trying to prepare the proper condition for emigrate to this city and spend rest of my life in heaven like TABRIZ ;)
  • Why you put some wrong info about Tebriz .Tebriz does not have any Persian and Kurdish people . This city is my home town city .I born here we never had persian or kurdish living there .I am not talking about 10-15 Persian or Kurdish living there because government send them there .We have very very small Armenian population living there .
  • Show all comments