Markazi - Definition and Overview

Markazi (استان مرکزی in Persian) is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. It is in the west of the country, and its center is Arak. The present boundaries of the province date to the 1980s, when the province was split into the current Markazi and the Tehran province, with portions being annexed to Esfahan, Semnan province and Zanjan.

Cities:

• Saveh
• Arak
• Mahallat
• Khomein
• Delijan
• Tafresh
• Ashtian
• Sarband (Shazand)

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External links

• Official website of Markazi Governorship (http://www.ostan-mr.ir/)

Provinces of Iran
Ardabil | Bushehr | Chahar Mahaal and Bakhtiari | East Azarbaijan | Isfahan | Fars | Guilan | Golestan | Hamadan | Hormozgan | Ilam | Kerman | Kermanshah | Khuzestan | Kohkiluyeh and Buyer Ahmad | Kurdistan | Lorestan | Markazi | Mazandaran | North Khorasan | Qazvin | Qom | Razavi Khorasan | Semnan | Sistan and Baluchistan | South Khorasan | Tehran | West Azarbaijan | Yazd | Zanjan