Sufiyan

Sufian صوفيان
city
Sufian
Coordinates: 38°16′39″N 45°58′50″E / 38.27750°N 45.98056°E / 38.27750; 45.98056Coordinates: 38°16′39″N 45°58′50″E / 38.27750°N 45.98056°E / 38.27750; 45.98056
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Shabestar
Bakhsh	Sufian
Population (2006)
• Total	8,733
Time zone	IRST (UTC+3:30)
• Summer (DST)	IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Sufian (Persian: صوفيان‎‎; also Romanized as Şufīān, Soofian, Şowfyān, and Sūfīyān) is a city in and the capital of Sufian District, in Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 8,733, in 2,427 families. There is a major cement factory operated by the Sufian Cement Company to the southeast of the city. The city has at least 5 mosques, 4 of them in close proximity in the city centre.

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