Makhneshan [1] ( pers. ماهنشان , azerb. Mahnişan ) is a small town in the north-west of Iran , in the province of Zanjan . The administrative center of the shahrestan is Makhneshan . As of 2006, the population was 4,495 people [2] .
| City | |
| Makhneshan | |
|---|---|
| ماهنشان | |
| A country |  Iran |
| Ostan | Zanjan |
| Shahrestan | Makhneshan |
| History and Geography | |
| Center height | 1,284 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 3: 30 |
| Population | |
| Population | 4 495 people ( 2006 ) |
| Nationalities | Azerbaijanis |
| Official language | Farsi |
Geography
The city is located in the western part of Zanjan, in a mountainous area, in the left-bank part of the Rudkhaniye-Kyzyluzen river valley . The absolute height is 1,284 meters above sea level [3] . Makhnashan is located approximately 70 kilometers west of Zanjan , the administrative center of Ostan and 340 kilometers west-northwest (WNW) from Tehran , the country's capital. The nearest airport is Zanjan [3] .
Notes
- ↑ Iran. Reference map (scale 1: 1 250 000). The fourth edition is the GUGK of the USSR, 1986.
- ↑ World Gazetteer
- ↑ 1 2 Physico-geographical data