page_title: Maku, Iran
hierarchical_section_title: Maku, Iran
caption_attribution_description: View on Maku from the castle, East Azerbaijan, Iran. Made using Hugin and GIMP.
context_page_description: Maku is a city in the West Azerbaijan Province, Iran & the capital of Maku County. At the 2006 census, its population was 41,865, in 10,428 families.
  It is situated 22 kilometres from the Turkish border in a mountain gorge at an altitude of 1,634 metres. The Zangmar River cuts through the city. Maku Free Trade and Industrial Zone is Iran's largest and the world's second largest free trade zone and will encompass an area of 5,000 square km when it was scheduled to open in 2011. Azerbaijanis are the majority while Kurds the minority of the city.
context_section_description: Maku (Persian: ماكو‎, Azerbaijani: ماكي, Makı, Kurdish: Mako ,ماکۆ‎) is a city in the West Azerbaijan Province, Iran & the capital of Maku County. At the 2006 census, its population was 41,865, in 10,428 families.
  It is situated 22 kilometres (14 mi) from the Turkish border in a mountain gorge at an altitude of 1,634 metres. The Zangmar River cuts through the city. Maku Free Trade and Industrial Zone is Iran's largest and the world's second largest free trade zone and will encompass an area of 5,000 square km when it was scheduled to open in 2011. Azerbaijanis are the majority while Kurds the minority of the city.
caption: Panoramic view
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