Tabriz a Beautiful City in Iranian Azerbaijan

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#Tabriz City #Azerbaijan • Tabriz is the administrative center of East Azerbaijan province. • The city of Tabriz is considered the spiritual and cultural capital of Azerbaijanis. Throughout history, it has been one of the most important centers of science and culture in the Middle East. The majority of the population is Azerbaijanis. • Tabriz is the 3rd largest city in Iran after Tehran and Mashhad by area and the fifth largest city in the country with a population of 1,627,304 in 2021. • The area of the central part of the city is 325 km2. • Tabriz is the largest economic hub and metropolitan area in northwest Iran. The population is bilingual, speaking Azeri Turkish and Persian. • The majority of the city's population are Azerbaijani people, followed by Persians, Armenians, Assyrians, and other people of Caucasus. • The predominant language spoken in Tabriz is Azerbaijani, which is a Turkic language mutually intelligible with modern Turkish dialects. Similar to the other parts of Iran, the official language is Persian and the most inhabitants have native or near-native knowledge of Persian language, which is the major medium of education. • Tabriz is also an academic hub and a site for some of the most prestigious cultural institutes in Northwest Iran. • Tabriz contains many historical monuments, representing Iran's architectural transition throughout its deep history. Most of the preserved historical places of Tabriz belong to the periods when the Ilkhani, Safavid and Qajar dynasties were in power. • Among these sites is the Grand Bazaar of Tabriz, which is designated a World Heritage Site. In the modern era the city played a vital role in the history of Iran. As the country's closest hub to Europe, many aspects of early modernization in Iran began in Tabriz. • The powers of authority in the city belong to the mayor, who is elected by a municipal board. • Tabriz is divided into 12 municipal districts. • With cold winters and temperate summers, Tabriz is considered a summer resort. • There are more than eight large museums in Tabriz. • Apart from being the capital of Azerbaijan since ancient times, Tabriz has also been one of the centers of fire worship. • Among the surviving monuments of Tabriz, the Clock Tower, The Grand Bazaar, Iron Age museum, Amir Nezam House, Constitution House of Tabriz, Measure Museum of Tabriz, Behnam House, Qari Bridge, Azerbaijan Museum, Blue Mosque, Shah-goli park, Saint Mary Church of Tabriz, Seyed Hamzeh shrine and mosque and others can be mentioned. • Shopping centres are mostly located in the city centre, including Grand Bazaar of Tabriz, pedestrian malls on Tarbiyat street, Shahnaz street and Ferdowsi street. • Tabriz residents mostly commute by public bus, shuttle taxis, metro, bike, and personal cars. Tabriz public bus lines connect its districts and some of its suburbs to the city centre of Tabriz. • Tabriz has a public shuttle taxi service which connects the city center to major districts of the city. • Part of Tabriz subway line 1 is operational since 2015 which goes from Shahgoli to Shahriyar stations. • Tabriz is linked to Europe through Turkey's roads and Bazargan border. • Tabriz International Airport is the only international airport in East Azerbaijan. It has daily and weekly domestic flights to Tehran, Isfahan, Kish Island, Shiraz, and Mashhad. It also has daily and weekly flights to Istanbul, Tbilisi, Baghdad and Baku. • Within its long history, Tabriz was a residence for many well-known writers and poets. • A century-long autocratic nation-building policy of central governments in Iran has succeeded in cultural assimilation in the favour of a government-sanctioned culture. As a result, Tabriz, by the turn of the 20th century had nearly become devoid of its once characteristic cultural identity. Thanks to the more liberal policies of the Khatami era (1998–2006), a cultural renaissance took place and the local music was revitalized. • The traditional Azeri music is divided into two distinct types, the music of ashugh and the mugham . Mugham, despite its similarity to Persian classical music, was not common among Iranian Azeris. • Over the years Tabriz became the centre of the famous school of miniature painting. • Handicrafts include pottery, carving handicrafts, needle handicrafts, network paintings, coppersmithing. • Tabriz has gained great fame as a center of carpet weaving from the Middle Ages to the present day. Tabriz school is famous in carpet weaving. • Tabriz National Library, also known as Central Library of Tabriz, is the largest and the most famous library in the city. There are many other public libraries all around the city. • Tabriz has one state television channel called Sahand TV that broadcasts in both Persian and Azerbaijani languages. The city has one government-controlled radio channel broadcasting in both Persian and Azerbaijani languages. • Tabriz cuisine is famous for its delicious traditional dishes and sweets. • The music in the video is performed by a pianist Hebib Hebibov.

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