Sahand

Sahand is a satellite city in the Central District of Osku County, province, . It is designed to accommodate the overflow of the Tabriz metropolitan area's increasing population.
  • Type: Town with 82,500 residents
  • Description: city in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
  • Also known as: Sahand, Iran

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tabriz University of Technology.

University
, formerly Sahand University of Technology, is a technical university in in northwest Iran. It was established in 1989 as the first technical university in Iran after Islamic revolution. is situated 3½ km southeast of Sahand.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Osku and Khosrowshah.

Photo: Duman-tabriz, Public domain.
is a city in northwestern Iran. It is the capital of County, in , Iran. is known as the capital of batik in Iran. As of 2016, its population was about 19,000.

Town
is a city in, and the capital of, District in , province, . is situated 6 km west of Sahand.

Village
is a village in, and the capital of, Bavil Rural District in the Central District of Osku County, province, .

Sahand

Latitude
37.9472° or 37° 56′ 50″ north
Longitude
46.1185° or 46° 7′ 7″ east
Population
82,500
Elevation
1,641 metres (5,384 feet)
Open location code
8H98W4W9+V9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4340093129
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
13631338
Wiki­data ID
Q4358682
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Satellite Map

Discover Sahand from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Akan to Urdu—“Sahand” goes by many names.
  • Akan: Sahand
  • Arabic: سهند
  • Armenian: Սահանդ
  • Azerbaijani: Səhənd
  • Central Kurdish: سەھەند، ئێران
  • Chinese: Sahand
  • Dutch: Sahand
  • French: Sahand
  • Irish: Sahand
  • Japanese: サハンド
  • Kurdish: Sehend ,bajar
  • Kurdish: Sehend
  • Malagasy: Sahand, Iran
  • Malagasy: Sahand
  • Malay: Sahand, Iran
  • Malay: Sahand
  • Mazanderani: سهند (اسکو)
  • Mazanderani: سهند
  • Min Nan Chinese: Sahand
  • Persian: سهند
  • Persian: شهر جدید سهند
  • Romanian: Sahand
  • South Azerbaijani: سهند
  • Tajik: Саҳанд
  • Urdu: سھنڈ
  • Urdu: سہند، ایران

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include اداره امور مالیاتی سهند and آتش نشانی سهند.

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