Zanjan Travel Guide

Travel Guide to Zanjan

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General Information

Zanjan is the capital of Zanjan Province in Iranian Azerbaijan. It lies 298 km (185 mi) north-west of Tehran on the main highway to Tabriz and Turkey and approximately 125 km (78 mi) from the Caspian Sea. The city is located about 20 kilometers south of the Qaflankuh Mountain Range. At the 2016 census, its population was 433,475 which is the 20th largest city in Iran. The population of Zanjan consists mostly of Iranian Azerbaijanis who speak Azerbaijani language.Zanjan is 21733 square kilometers.

Based on Wikipedia, Zanjan is known for its beautiful handcrafts such as knives, traditional sandals, called charoogh, and malileh, a handcraft made with silver wires. Zanjani artists make many things like various decorative dishes and their special covers as well as silver jewelry. In ancient times, Zanjan was known for its stainless and sharp knives.

Get in and around

Air travel is only possible from/to Tehran and Mashhad and internationally from Najaf (Iraq).

Connected to freeways. You can use taxi, however the easiest way to travel is via a hired car and its not expencive.

There are plenty of scheduled bus services from Tehran (almost every half-hour), Tabriz and daily from Isfahan. From Tehran, it will take about four hours on highwaay.

There is between 5 to 10 trains from and to Tehran.

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When to visit?

The climate in Zanjan is mild, and generally warm and temperate. There is more rainfall in the winter than in the summer in Zanjan. The temperature here averages 11.5 °C. In a year, the average rainfall is 419 mm. Precipitation is the lowest in August, with an average of 3 mm. With an average of 87 mm, the most precipitation falls in December. At an average temperature of 23.3 °C, July is the hottest month of the year. January has the lowest average temperature of the year. It is -1.0 °C. Between the driest and wettest months, the difference in precipitation is 84 mm. During the year, the average temperatures vary by 24.3 °C.

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High/Low temperatures
-8°
-5°
11°
-1°
17°
22°
28°
12°
31°
15°
32°
14°
27°
10°
20°
11°
-5°
Chance of precipitation
10%
13%
15%
21%
17%
7%
6%
2%
3%
9%
13%
12%
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