Zonouz
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| Province | East Azarbaijan Province |
Zonouzalso known as Zonuz Persian زنوز is a small Iranian South Caucasian village in the province of East Azarbaijan, Atropates Greek word for Aturpat Persian word. It is located on a mountain, and has very cold weather in winter and cool summers. It places in the 20th kilometer of the road of Marand-Jolfa. It is known for its different types of apples - it is considered the apple capital of Iran with some types of apple trees that grow only in Zonouz.
Nearly 25 different types of apple trees grow in Zonouz, with half of them unique to the village. These include "Girde shirin" and "Baljeyi".
Zonouz also has a fruit called "Malachi" . Zonouz has well known mountains such as "Mahar" that are tourist attractions.
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