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Urmia County
Urmia County ( fa, شهرستان ارومیه) is located in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Urmia Urmia or Orumiyeh ( fa, ارومیه, Variously transliterated as ''Oroumieh'', ''Oroumiyeh'', ''Orūmīyeh'' and ''Urūmiyeh''.) is the largest city in West Azerbaijan Province of Iran and the capital of Urmia County. It is situated at an al .... At the 2006 census, the county's population was 856,914, in 215,342 households. Retrieved 2 November 2022 At the 2016 census, the county's population was 1,040,565, in 304,306 households. Administrative divisions References Counties of West Azerbaijan Province {{WestAzerbaijan-geo-stub ...
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The national flag of the Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran ( fa, پرچم ایران, Parčam-e Irân, ), also known as the Tricolour, tricolor ( fa, پرچم سه‌رنگ ایران, Parčam-e se rang-e Irân, link=no, ), is a tricolour (flag), tricolour comprising equal horizontal bands of green, white and red with the emblem of Iran, national emblem ("Allah") in red centred on the white band and the takbir written 11 times each in the Kufic script in white, at the bottom of the green and the top of the red band. After the Iranian Revolution of 1979, the present-day flag was adopted on 29 July 1980. Many Iranian diaspora, Iranian exiles opposed to the Iranian government use alternate flags, including the tricolor flag with the Lion and Sun at the center, or the tricolor without additional emblems. Flag description Emblem The parliament of Iran, per the 1980 constitution, changed the flag and seal of state insofar as the Lion and Sun were replaced by the red Emblem of Iran ...
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Nazluy-ye Jonubi Rural District
Nazluy-ye Jonubi Rural District ( fa, دهستان نازلوی جنوبی) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in the Central District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 8,350, in 2,357 families. The rural district has 32 villages. References Rural Districts of West Azerbaijan Province Urmia County {{Urmia-geo-stub ...
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Silvaneh
Silvaneh ( fa, سيلوانه; also Romanized as Sīlvāneh; also known as Sīlvānā, Salvanagh, Selvānā, Selvānaq, and Silvana) is a city and capital of Silvaneh District, in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 1,350, in 243 families. References Populated places in Urmia County Cities in West Azerbaijan Province {{Urmia-geo-stub ...
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Targavar Rural District
Targavar Rural District ( fa, دهستان ترگور, syr, ܬܪܓܘܪ, Targawar) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in Silvaneh District, Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 7,893, in 1,344 families. The rural district has 26 villages. The district was home to a significant Assyrian population before the Assyrian genocide, but is mostly populated by Herki Kurds today. See also * Emirate of Bradost References See also * Assyrian genocide * List of Assyrian settlements * Assyrian homeland The Assyrian homeland, Assyria ( syc, ܐܬܘܪ, Āṯūr or syc, ܒܝܬ ܢܗܪ̈ܝܢ, Bêth Nahrin) refers to the homeland of the Assyrian people within which Assyrian civilisation developed, located in their indigenous Upper Mesopotamia. T ... * Margawar Rural Districts of West Azerbaijan Province Urmia County Places of the Assyrian genocide {{Urmia-geo-stub Kurdish settlements in West Azerbaijan Province ...
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Margavar Rural District
Margavar Rural District ( fa, دهستان مرگور, ku, Mirgewer) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in Silvaneh District, Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 34,862, in 6,012 families. The rural district has 53 villages. According to Harry P. Packard of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church, the districts of Targawar, Mergawar, and Dasht were destroyed by Turks and Kurds during the Assyrian genocide in events that gave rise to the Assyrian independence movement. Few Assyrians remain in Margavar and the district is mostly populated by Kurds. See also * Emirate of Bradost References See also * Assyrian homeland * Nochiya Tribe * Targawar Targavar Rural District ( fa, دهستان ترگور, syr, ܬܪܓܘܪ, Targawar) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in Silvaneh District, Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 7,893, in 1,344 fami ... Rural Dist ...
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Dasht Rural District (West Azerbaijan Province)
Dasht Rural District ( fa, دهستان دشت) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in Silvaneh District, Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 8,647, in 1,541 families. The rural district has 26 villages. References Rural Districts of West Azerbaijan Province Urmia County {{Urmia-geo-stub ...
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Nushin
Nushin ( fa, نوشين; also Romanized as Nūshīn; also known as Nūshīn Shar) is a city and capital of Nazlu District, in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 6,731, in 1,626 families. References Populated places in Urmia County Cities in West Azerbaijan Province {{Urmia-geo-stub ...
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Tala Tappeh Rural District
Tala Tappeh Rural District ( fa, دهستان طلاتپه) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in Nazlu District, Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 3,004, in 925 families. The rural district has 13 villages. References Rural Districts of West Azerbaijan Province Urmia County {{Urmia-geo-stub ...
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Nazluchay Rural District
Nazluchay Rural District ( fa, دهستان نازلوچائ) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in Nazlu District, Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 10,624, in 2,104 families. The rural district has 22 villages. References Rural Districts of West Azerbaijan Province Urmia County {{Urmia-geo-stub ...
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Nazlu-e Shomali Rural District
Nazlu-e Shomali Rural District ( fa, دهستان نازلوشمالي) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in Nazlu District, Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 16,373, in 4,288 families. The rural district has 46 villages. References Rural Districts of West Azerbaijan Province Urmia County {{Urmia-geo-stub ...
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Qushchi
Qushchi ( fa, قوشچی; Romanized as Qūshchī; also known as Ghoshchi, Gūchi, and Kushi) is a city and capital of Anzal District, in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 2,832, in 828 families. References Populated places in Urmia County Cities in West Azerbaijan Province {{Urmia-geo-stub ...
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Anzal-e Shomali Rural District
Anzal-e Shomali Rural District ( fa, دهستان انزل شمالی) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in Anzal District, Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 2,938, in 898 families. The rural district has 7 villages. References Rural Districts of West Azerbaijan Province Urmia County {{Urmia-geo-stub ...
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