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Tabriz

American  
[tah-breez, tuh-] / tɑˈbriz, tə- /

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Eastern Azerbaijan province, in NW Iran.


Tabriz British  
/ tæˈbriːz /

noun

  1. Ancient name: Tauris.  a city in NW Iran: an ancient city, situated in a volcanic region of hot springs; university (1947); carpet manufacturing. Pop: 1 396 000 (2005 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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On the US strikes, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that several cities had been hit including Tabriz, Chabahar, Konarak, Bandar Mahshahr and Bandar Imam Khomeini.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Residents in Tehran, Isfahan, Tabriz and Shiraz reported powerful explosions.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 8, 2026

Iranian state media reported explosions in Tehran, Isfahan, Najafabad and Tabriz.

From BBC Jun. 8, 2026

After graduating with a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Tabriz, "he was a top-ranked master's student in aerospace engineering at Iran University of Science and Technology", said Hengaw.

From Barron's May 11, 2026

The artisans of Kashan and Isfahan and Tabriz and Mashad all knew that only God was perfect—the only one who could listen to and speak the perfect truth.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

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