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Definition of Tabriz

1. Noun. An ancient city in northwestern Iran; known for hot springs.

Definition of Tabriz

1. Proper noun. A city in northwestern Iran, capital of East Azerbaijan Province. Fourth largest city of Iran with population of about 1,600,000. Historical names: Davrezh, Tavrezh, Tavrez, Tauris. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Literary usage of Tabriz

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Persia Past and Present: A Book of Travel and Research, with More Than Two by Abraham Valentine Williams Jackson (1906)
"Tabriz, the residence of the heir apparent to the Persian throne, and the commercial ... It is true that a fountain at Tabriz is called after her name, ..."

2. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1876)
"At the foot of it the crusaders several times fought the Moslems, and Napoleon gained a victory over the Turks. TABORITES.' See HUSSITES. Tabriz ..."

3. Persian Life and Customs: With Scenes and Incidents of Residence and Travel by Samuel Graham Wilson (1896)
"Tiridates made Tauris (Tabriz) his capital ... of Armenia, assisted by the Huns and Alans, invaded Azerbijan AD 363, and defeated Shapur near Tabriz. ..."

4. Persia and Turkey in Revolt by David Fraser (1910)
"Mohamed Ali had been Governor of Azerbaijan province for many years and the people of Tabriz knew him well, and feared him from experience. ..."

5. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"At the foot of it the crusaders several times fought the Moslems, and Napoleon gained a victory over the Turks. TABORITES. See HUSSITES. Tabriz ..."

6. Storia Do Mogor: Or, Mogul India, 1653-1708 by Niccolao Manucci, William Irvine (1907)
"I noticed also that the town is fairly large, surrounded by gardens which 1 Tauris, now known as Tabriz. It is described by Chardin, ' Travels' (edition of ..."

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