Heris

Heris is a city in the Central District of Heris County, province, , serving as capital of both the county and the district. Heris is the center of one of the weaving areas in the Iranian part of Azerbaijan, and gave its name to Heriz rugs.
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  • Type: Town with 10,500 residents
  • Description: city in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
  • Also known as: Haris”, “Harīs”, and “Hiriz

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barazin and Tarkayesh.

Village
is a village in Bedevostan-e Sharqi Rural District of the Central District in Heris County, province, . is situated 3 km north of Heris.

Village
Turkayesh is a village in Bedevostan-e Sharqi Rural District, in the Central District of Heris County, East Azerbaijan Province, . At the 2006 census, its population was 432, in 104 families. is situated 4 km northwest of Heris.

Village
is a village in Khanamrud Rural District of the Central District in Heris County, province, . is situated 5 km east of Heris.

Heris

Latitude
38.24726° or 38° 14′ 50″ north
Longitude
47.11628° or 47° 6′ 59″ east
Population
10,500
Elevation
1,904 metres (6,247 feet)
Open location code
8HC964W8+WG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 874521661
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
131528
Wiki­data ID
Q1610007
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Heris” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: هريس
  • Armenian: Հերիս
  • Azerbaijani: Heris
  • Azerbaijani: Heriz
  • Central Kurdish: ھەریس
  • Chinese: Heris
  • Dutch: Heris
  • French: Heris
  • German: Heris
  • Hungarian: Herisz
  • Irish: Heris
  • Italian: Heris
  • Japanese: ヘリース
  • Kurdish: Heris
  • Malagasy: Heris
  • Malay: Heris
  • Mazanderani: هریس
  • Min Nan Chinese: Heris
  • Persian: هريس
  • Persian: هریس
  • Polish: Heris
  • Russian: Херис
  • Serbo-Croatian: Heris
  • South Azerbaijani: Heriz
  • South Azerbaijani: هئریس
  • Swedish: Herīs
  • Tajik: Ҳарес
  • Turkish: Heris
  • Western Panjabi: ہرس

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