Ahar: facts

At a glance

• Country: Iran
• Region: East Azerbaijan
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 100,641
• Coordinates: 38.4774° N, 47.0699° E
• Time zone: Asia/Tehran (UTC+03:30)
• Currency: Rial (IRR)
• Distance to the capital, Tehran: 495 km (307 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Tabriz International Airport (TBZ): 82 km (51 mi), straight line
• Ardabil Airport (ADU): 119 km (74 mi), straight line
• Parsabad-Moghan Airport (PFQ): 144 km (89 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Maqsudlu: 24 km (15 mi)
• Heris: 26 km (16 mi)
• Bilverdi: 30 km (19 mi)
• Kaleybar: 43 km (27 mi)
• Mehraban: 44 km (28 mi)