Benab-e Marand (Persian:بناب مرند)[a] is a city in theCentral District ofMarand County,East Azerbaijan province,Iran, serving as the administrative center forBonab Rural District.[6] The city is 72 kilometres (45 mi) fromTabriz and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) fromMarand. The village of Benab was converted to the city of Benab-e Jadid in 2004,[3] and its name was changed to Benab-e Marand in 2012.[7]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 4,430 in 1,236 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 4,371 people in 1,401 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 4,311 people in 1,461 households.[4]
^abAref, Mohammad Reza (6 June 2004) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1383/03/17 (Iranian Jalali calendar)].اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان آذربایجان شرقی [Divisional reforms in East Azerbaijan province].مهدی داودآبادی [Mehdi Davudabadi] (in Persian).وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior].کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board].پیشنهاد شماره 27614/42/04/1 [Proposal Number 27614/42/04/1]. Archived fromthe original on 18 September 2025. Retrieved18 September 2025.
^Benab-e Marand can be found atGEOnet Names Server, atthis link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3055986" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".)
^Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (22 April 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/02/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)].ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 12 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان مرند تابع استان آذربایجان شرقی [Establishment and formation of 12 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Marand County, East Azerbaijan province].لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian).وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior].هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers].شناسه [ID] 871BD923-101A-46A1-83E3-98354CF854D1.شماره دوره [Course number] 66,شماره جلد [Volume number] 2. Archived fromthe original on 11 September 2025. Retrieved11 September 2025.
^Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (13 June 2012) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1391/03/24 (Iranian Jalali calendar)].تصویب نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استان آذربایجان شرقی [Approval regarding the national divisions in East Azerbaijan province].لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian).وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior].هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers].شماره ابلاغیه 76649/ت46607ک [Notification number 76649/T46607K]. Archived fromthe original on 19 August 2024. Retrieved18 September 2025.
^سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: East Azerbaijan Province].مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived fromthe original(Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved25 September 2022.
^سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: East Azerbaijan Province].Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian).مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived fromthe original(Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved19 December 2022.
