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Malekan County
شهرستان ملکان— County — Location of Malekan County in East Azerbaijan Province
Coordinates: 37°08′N 46°13′E / 37.133°N 46.217°ECoordinates: 37°08′N 46°13′E / 37.133°N 46.217°E Country 
IranProvince East Azerbaijan Capital Malekan Bakhsh (Districts) Central District, Leylan District Population (2006) - Total 100,366 Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30) - Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30) Malekan County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9205879" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database". Malekan County (Persian: شهرستان ملکان) is a county in East Azerbaijan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Malekan. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 100,366, in 24,823 families.[1] The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District and Leylan District. The county has two cities: Malekan and Leylan.
The main business of its people is farming and producing fruit.
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Etymology
The word "Malekan" is derived from Malek/Kandi, "The village of the King" .However There are various theories pertaining to the origin of the name 'Malekan/Kandi' : The first theory tells " because the grounds are owned by "GAJAR" government the city's has been named after the founder and the king of the government. The second theory holds that " because there have been several kings that have came and gone in the past ... " it has been named this way. The third and the last theory is that the name " Malek/Kandi" is derived from the name of a king called "Maleknia".
Landscapes
Honestly Malekan doesn't have what it takes to be a beautiful city and neither it have any kind of art to be worth watching or anything valuable that a foreigner would like to see.It really is a shame that a city of Malekan's calibre with the history and capacity that it has, doesn't have any landmarks or valuable spectacles; However, there are some honourable mentions such as " Girls Bridge " and "albilaghi".
Legendary persons
There is no one in the city who hasn't heard of the Great King Fardin II. Fardin I was a legendary king of Malekan's. He was the first one that enhanced the facilities of the city by provided high standard schools and colleges for students.Fardin II is named after his father "Fardin II".He is the best king Malekan has ever had and due to that reason he holds a great reputation both on and off the city.After he died his elder son "Saman" kept on her father's way and even became more popular than the great king "Fardin".
References
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Islamic Republic of Iran. http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/03.xls.
East Azerbaijan ProvinceCapital 
Counties and Cities Ahar · HurandAjab Shir CountyAjab Shir · KhezerluBonabBostanabad · Tekmeh DashQarah AghajHeris CountyKaleybar CountyKaleybar · Abish AhmadKhoda Afarin CountyKhomarluMalekan CountyMalekan · LeylanMaragheh · KharajuVarzaqan · KharvanaLandmarks
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SightsAmir Nezam House • Arasbaran • Arg of Tabriz • Azerbaijan Museum • Babak Fort • Bazaar of Tabriz • Blue Mosque, Tabriz • Eynali • Quri-gol • Haidar Zadeh house • House of constitution • Iron Age museum • Jamee mosque of Tabriz • Kandovan • Khodaafarin Bridges • Maqbaratoshoara • Maragheh observatory • Museum of Ostad Bohtouni • Saint Stepanos Monastery • Shah-goli • Tabriz Municipality • Zahhak CastleCategories:- Malekan County
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