MARAGHA, or MARAGA, a town in the province of Azerbaijan, and the capital of a district, is situated 50 miles S. by W. of Tabreez, 10 miles E. of the Lake Urumiah, and 305 miles W.N.W. of Teheran. It stands close to a small river which flows into Lake Urumiah, and here crossed by two bridges built in the eleventh century. The town covers a large extent of ground by reason of the extensive gardens which it contains, and which are extremely beautiful and productive, being watered by canals which intersect the town. Maragha is surrounded by walls, with towers, and contains a large and elegant bazaar, extensive public baths, and the tomb of Holaku, one of the princes of the line of Jenghis Khan. On a mountain in the vicinity are remains of an observatory, built by this monarch for the use of Nazer-a-Deen, a famous eastern astronomer. Pop. about 15,000.