Marand
Marand is a city in Iran's East Azerbaijan province, northwest of Tabriz, sitting on the northern slopes of the Mishu mountain range near Lake Urmia. Its Jami Mosque carries roughly 700 years of history, with origins in the Seljuk and Ilkhanid periods. The city lies on international transit routes connecting Tabriz to the Turkish border and to Azerbaijan, and is known as a centre of Iran's road-freight and trucking industry.
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- Population124,191
- Nearest water from center 0.3 km0.2 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 5.4 km3.4 mi
Nearest airports
Marand: quick answers
Where is Marand?
Marand is in Iran, about 60 km37 miles in a straight line from Tabriz.
How do you get to Marand?
The nearest airport is Tabriz (TBZ), about 1 hr 18 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Marand?
The warmest month is July, averaging 23°C74°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at -3°C26°F. The wettest month is April, with about 94 mm3.7 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Marand?
OpenStreetMap lists 10 restaurants, 3 cafés and 23 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.