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Markazi Province استان مرکزی
Province
Location of Markazi within Iran
Coordinates: 34°05′43″N 49°41′27″E / 34.0954°N 49.6909°E / 34.0954; 49.6909
Country	Iran
Capital	Arak
Counties	11
Area
• Total	29,127 km2 (11,246 sq mi)
Population  (2006)[1]
• Total	1,351,257
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+03:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+04:30 (IRST)
Main language(s)	Persian

Markazi (Persian: استان مرکزی) is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. The word markazi means central in Persian.^[2] There are about 1,350,000 people living in the Markazi Province currently.

Some of the biggest cities of the province are: Saveh, Arak, Mahallat, Khomein, Delijan, Tafresh, Ashtian, and Shazand.

The Markazi Province is split into 10 different counties:

• Ashtian County
• Arak County
• Delijan County
• Khomein County
• Komeijan County
• Mahallat County
• Saveh County
• Shazand County
• Tafresh County
• Zarandieh County

Media related to Markazi Province at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website of Markazi Governorship Archived 2011-08-07 at the Wayback Machine

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