Region · Iran

Where to stay in East Azerbaijan Province

This guide covers 7 destinations in East Azerbaijan Province, a first-level administrative division of Iran, with 5 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Tabriz, Maragheh and Marand. Across its destinations, May, September and October are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Tabriz International Airport (TBZ).

Destinations in this guide
7
Places to stay
5
Comfortable in the most places
May, September and October
Main airport
TBZTabriz International Airport
Currency
IRRIranian rial
Time zone
Asia/Tehran

Destinations

Destinations in East Azerbaijan Province

Every destination in this guide in East Azerbaijan Province, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.

DestinationPopulationPlaces to stayBest monthsNearest airport
Tabriz1,558,6935May, June, September and OctoberTBZ · 9 km
Maragheh272,400May, September and OctoberTBZ · 83 km
Marand130,825May, June, September and OctoberTBZ · 52 km
Ahar100,641May, June, September and OctoberTBZ · 82 km
Mianeh98,973May, June, September and OctoberADU · 118 km
Bonab85,274May, September and OctoberTBZ · 90 km
Sahand82,494May, June and SeptemberTBZ · 23 km

Where to stay

Hotels in East Azerbaijan Province

5 hotels in East Azerbaijan Province recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.

HotelWhereTypeOpenedWebsite
El-Goli Pars HotelTabrizhotel2002
Gostaresh Hotel TabrizTabrizhotel
Kaya Laleh Park Hotel TabrizTabrizhotel
Pars Hotel TabrizTabrizhotel
Shahryar International HotelTabrizhotel

When to go

Best time to visit East Azerbaijan Province

From the climate of 7 destinations in East Azerbaijan Province with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: May, September and October.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January0 of 71 °C29 mm
February0 of 74 °C32 mm
March0 of 710 °C51 mm
April0 of 717 °C58 mm
May7 of 722 °C46 mm
June5 of 728 °C19 mm
July0 of 732 °C15 mm
August0 of 732 °C7 mm
September7 of 728 °C9 mm
October6 of 720 °C25 mm
November0 of 711 °C39 mm
December0 of 74 °C29 mm

Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).

Getting there

Airports serving East Azerbaijan Province

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in East Azerbaijan Province name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.

large airport · Tabriz

TBZ · Tabriz International Airport

Nearest for 6 destinationsNamed by 6 destinations8.6 km from the closest
medium airport · Ardabil

ADU · Ardabil Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 2 destinations118 km from the closest
medium airport · Urmia

OMH · Urmia Airport

Named by 5 destinations94 km from the closest
large airport · Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan

NAJ · Nakhchivan International Airport

Named by 3 destinations89 km from the closest

Good to know

Public holidays in East Azerbaijan Province, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).

Nationwide in Iran

3 Jan · Birthday of Imam Ali17 Jan · Isra' and Mi'raj4 Feb · Birthday of Mahdi11 Feb · Islamic Revolution Day1 Mar · Public Holiday2 Mar · Public Holiday3 Mar · Public Holiday4 Mar · Public Holiday5 Mar · Public Holiday6 Mar · Public Holiday7 Mar · Public Holiday11 Mar · Martyrdom of Imam Ali20 Mar · Iranian Oil Industry Nationalization Day21 Mar · Eid al-Fitr21 Mar · Nowruz22 Mar · Eid al-Fitr Holiday22 Mar · Nowruz Holiday23 Mar · Nowruz Holiday24 Mar · Nowruz Holiday1 Apr · Islamic Republic Day2 Apr · Nature's Day14 Apr · Martyrdom of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq27 May · Eid al-Adha4 Jun · Death of Imam Khomeini4 Jun · Eid al-Ghadir5 Jun · 15 Khordad Uprising24 Jun · Tasua25 Jun · Ashura4 Aug · Arbaeen12 Aug · Death of Prophet Muhammad and Martyrdom of Hasan ibn Ali13 Aug · Martyrdom of Ali al-Rida21 Aug · Martyrdom of Hasan al-Askari30 Aug · Birthday of Muhammad and Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq13 Nov · Martyrdom of Fatima23 Dec · Birthday of Imam Ali

Nearby

Regions near East Azerbaijan Province

Other regions of Iran with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.

Iran travel guide · All regions of Iran

Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.