An experiment was conducted in spring 2013 at the Agricultural Research Station of college of agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology in order to evaluate the intercropping of chickpea and safflower with different plant denseties and nitrogen level. Treatments were arranged as a factorial, split-plot experiment, within a randomised complete block design with three replications. Two nitrogen levels (30 and 60 kg ha-1 in the form of urea) were allocated to main plots. Five planting arrangements (pure cultures of each crop and three mixtures including 75% safflower-25% chickpea, 50% safflower- 50% chickpea and 25% safflower- 75% chickpea), and two plant densities (safflower: 40 and 50 chickpea: 33 and 44 plant m 2 ) were accomodated in sub plots. With an increase in plant density of safflower from 40 to 50 m 2 plant height, leaf area index and biological yield of safflower were increased, while the numbers of branches per plant, number of buttons per plant, number of grains per button and grain yield were decrased. With an increase in plant density of chickpea from 33 to 44 m 2 plant height was increased but the number of buttons per plant and grain yield were decrased. All measured traits of safflower were enhanced with an increase in nitrogen level from 30 and 60 kg ha -1 . With an increase in nitrogen level plant height of chickpea was increased while the numbers of pods per plant and grain yield this crop were decreased. The effect of nitrogen level on the biological yield of chickpea was not significant. Neither plant density nor nitrogen level had significant effects on grain weight of both accompanied crops. The highest value for plant height of safflower was obtained in the pure culture of this crop, but the highest values of leaf area index, the number of branches per plant, number of buttons per plant, number of grains per button and grain and biological yield of safflower were observed in 25% safflower-75% chikpea intercropping. Grain weight of safflower was not significantly affected by planting arrangement. The highest values of plant height and grain weight of chickpea were obtained in 50% safflower-50% chickpea intercropping, while the highest values of the number of pods per plant, grain and biological yield of chickpea were achieved in the pure culture of this crop. Weeds dry weight was decreased with an increase in plant density, but it was enhanced as nitrogen level was increased. The highest value of weeds dry weight was obtained in the pure culture of chickpea and weeds dry weight was decreased as the ratio of safflower in planting arrangement was increased, so that the lowest weeds dry weight was observed in the pure culture of safflower. The results from this experiment showed that intercropping of chickpea with safflower can enhance land use and reduce weed and reduce weed contamination compared to pure culture of chickpea. Key words : Row Intercropping, chickpea, safflower, plant density, planting arrangment nitrogen, land equivalent ratio, weed control