Malekan County (Persian: شهرستان ملکان) is a county in East Azerbaijan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Malekan. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 100,366, in 24,823 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District and Leylan District. The county has two cities: Malekan and Leylan. The main business of its people is farming and producing fruit. The word "Malekan" is derived from Malek/Kandi, "The village of the King" .However There are various theories pertaining to the origin of the name 'Malekan/Kandi' : The first theory tells " because the grounds are owned by "GAJAR" government the city's has been named after the founder and the king of the government. The second theory holds...
