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  1. Zanjan province (Persian: استان زنجان) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Zanjan. It is a mountainous province with close to 22,000 km 2 of land placed in Iran's Region 3. Two-thirds of the people of the province live in the cities, mainly the capital and Abhar.

  2. Zanjān, city, northwestern Iran. It is the principal city of the Zanjān region and capital of Zanjān province. It lies in an open valley about halfway along the Tehrān–Tabrīz railway line. Zanjān was once the seat of a lively caravan trade. It was ravaged by Mongols in the 13th century.

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  4. Zanjān, geographic region of northwestern Iran. It lies west of Tehrān and is bordered on the northwest by Azerbaijan and on the southwest by Kordestān. The region constitutes one of the uplands that frame central Iran and has an average elevation of 8,200 feet (2,500 metres). It forms part of the Caspian Sea basin.

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  5. The Dome of Soltaniyeh (Persian: گنبد سلطانیه) in Soltaniyeh city, Zanjan Province, Iran, traditionally so called, is a complex of ruins centering on the Mausoleum of the Mongol ruler Il-khan Öljeitü, also known as Muhammad Khodabandeh. The estimated 200 ton dome stands 49 meters (161 ft) tall from its base, and is currently ...

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