▁from ▁Sar ab ▁in ▁East ▁A zer ba ij an . ▁and ▁Ali ▁K ham ene i ▁Supreme ▁Le ader ▁of ▁Iran ▁was ▁born ▁M ash had , ▁origin ▁A zer i ▁from ▁K ham ene h . ▁Var li q ▁and ▁Az ari ▁journ als ▁is ▁printed ▁by ▁the ▁A zer ba ij ani ▁people ▁in ▁Te h ran . ▁ ▁Population ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁population ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁four ▁provinces ▁of ▁East ▁A zer ba ij an ▁( 2 0 1 2 ▁pop . ▁ 3 , 7 2 4 , 6 2 0 ), ▁West ▁Az ar ba ij an ▁( 2 0 1 2 ▁pop . ▁ 3 , 0 8 0 , 5 7 6 ), ▁Z an jan ▁( 2 0 1 2 ▁pop . ▁ 1 , 0 1 5 , 7 3 4 ), ▁and ▁Ar d abil ▁( 2 0 1 2 ▁pop . ▁ 1 , 2 4 8 , 4 8 8 ) ▁have ▁a ▁combined ▁population ▁of ▁ 9 ▁million ▁people . ▁ ▁Administr ative ▁divisions ▁A zer ba ij an ' s ▁major ▁cities ▁are ▁Tab riz ▁( the ▁capital ▁of ▁East ▁A zer ba ij an ), ▁U rm ia ▁( the ▁capital ▁of ▁West ▁A zer ba ij an ), ▁Z an jan ▁( the ▁capital ▁of ▁Z an jan ▁Province ), ▁Ar d abil ▁( the ▁capital ▁of ▁Ar d abil ▁Province ) ▁and ▁Major ▁cities ▁non - cap ital