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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 altitude of above sea level, and is located along the Shahar River on the Urmia Plain. Lake Urmia, one of the world's largest salt lakes, lies to the east of the city, and the mountainous Turkish border area lies to the west. Urmia is the 10th-most populous city in Iran. At the 2012 census, its population was 667,499, with 197,749 households. The majority of the city's residents are Azerbaijanis, with a large minority of Kurds, and a smaller number of Assyrians, and Armenians, as well as Persian-speakers who moved to the city mostly for employment. The city is the trading center for a fertile agricultural region where fruits (especially apples and grapes) and tobacco are grown. Even though the majority of the residents of Urmia are Musli ...
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Lake Urmia
Lake Urmia; az, اۇرمۇ گؤلۆ, script=Arab, italic=no, Urmu gölü; ku, گۆلائوو رمیەیێ, Gola Ûrmiyeyê; hy, Ուրմիա լիճ, Urmia lich; arc, ܝܡܬܐ ܕܐܘܪܡܝܐ is an endorheic salt lake in Iran. The lake is located between the provinces of East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan in Iran, and west of the southern portion of the Caspian Sea. At its greatest extent, it was the largest lake in the Middle East and the sixth-largest saltwater lake on Earth, with a surface area of approximately , a length of , a width of , and a maximum depth of . By late 2017, the lake had shrunk to 10% of its former size (and 1/60 of water volume in 1998) due to persistent general drought in Iran, but also the damming of the local rivers that flow into it, and the pumping of groundwater from the surrounding area. This dry spell was broken in 2019 and the lake is now filling up once again, due to both increased rain and water diversion from the Zab River by the Lake ...
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Region 3, Iran
Azerbaijan or Azarbaijan ( fa, آذربایجان, ''Āzarbāijān'' ; az-Arab, آذربایجان, ''Āzerbāyjān'' ), also known as Iranian Azerbaijan, is a historical region in northwestern Iran that borders Iraq, Turkey, the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Armenia, and the Azerbaijan, Republic of Azerbaijan. Iranian Azerbaijan includes three northwestern Iranian provinces: West Azerbaijan Province, West Azerbaijan, East Azerbaijan Province, East Azerbaijan and Ardabil Province, Ardabil. Some authors also include Zanjan Province, Zanjan in this list, some in a geographical sense, others only culturally (due to the predominance of the Azeri Turkic population there). The region is mostly populated by Iranian Azerbaijanis, Azerbaijanis, with minority populations of Kurds, Armenians, Tat people (Iran), Tats, Talysh people, Talysh, Assyrian people, Assyrians and Persian people, Persians. Iranian Azerbaijan is the land originally and historically called Azerbaijan; the Azerba ...
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Jameh Mosque Of Urmia
The Jāme Mosque of Urmia ( fa, مسجد جامع ارومیه – ''Masjid-e-Jāmeh Orumieh'') also known as, Rezayieh Mosque ( fa, links=no, مسجد رضائیه , ''Masjid-e-Rezayieh''), is the grand, congregational mosque ( Jāme) of Urmia, Iran. The mosque is situated in the older part of the city and was constructed in 13th century during the Ilkhanate era. Gallery File:Urmiya Cümə məscidinin planı-001.jpg, Plan of the building. File:Jame mosque-Urmia (2).JPG File:Jāme Mosque of Urmia 13960108 01.jpg File:Jāme Mosque of Urmia 13960108 09.jpg File:Jāme Mosque of Urmia 13960108 17.jpg File:Jāme Mosque of Urmia 13960108 23.jpg File:Jāme Mosque of Urmia 13960108 15.jpg File:منبر چوبی کار شده.jpg See also *Holiest sites in Shia Islam References External links The pictures of Jameh Mosque of Urmia Mosques in Iran Buildings and structures in Urmia 13th-century mosques Mosque buildings with domes Urmia Urmia or Orumiyeh ( fa, ارومی ...
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Urmia (electoral District)
Urmia (electoral district) is a biggest electoral district in the West Azerbaijan Province of Iran. This electoral district has a population of 936,738 and elects 3 members of parliament. Urmia elections on the basis of ethnicity and religion. 1980 MPs in 1980 from the electorate of Urmia. (1st) * Gholamreza Hassani ( Az, Resigned) * Ali Hagigat Afshar ( Az) * Hassan Vaez Mousavi-Anzabi ( Az) * Akbar Ghaffari ( Az, Mid-term elections) 1984 MPs in 1984 from the electorate of Urmia. (2nd) * Mohammad-Ali Sehabazzamani ( Az) * Ali Abdolalizadeh ( Az) * Ali Kamyar ( Az) 1988 MPs in 1988 from the electorate of Urmia. (3rd) * Ali Abdolalizadeh ( Az) * Ali Kamyar ( Az) * Beitollah Jafari ( Az) 1992 MPs in 1992 from the electorate of Urmia. (4th) * Ali Kamyar ( Az) * Beitollah Jafari ( Az) * Nosrat Samadzadeh ( Az) 1996 MPs in 1996 from the electorate of Urmia. (5th) * Mohsen Khadem-Arabbaghi ( Az) * Alireza Ghanizadeh ( Az) * Shahrbanoo Amani ( Az) 2000 MPs in 2000 fr ...
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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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Ruhollah Hazratpour
Ruhollah Hazratpour ( fa, ‌‌روح‌الله حضرت‌پور; born 1984) is an Iranian politician. He was born in Urmia, West Azerbaijan province. He is a member of the tenth Islamic Consultative Assembly from the electorate of Urmia, He and Hadi Bahadori Hadi Bahadori ( fa, ‌‌هادی بهادری; born 1978) is an Iranian politician. He was born in Urmia, West Azerbaijan province. He was a member of the tenth Islamic Consultative Assembly from the electorate of Urmia, He and Rohollah H ... were qualified in the second round. in the past Bahadori was member of fourth Urmia city council. Mohammad Hazratpour mayor of Urmia is his uncle and father-in-law. References People from Urmia Deputies of Urmia Living people 1984 births Members of the 10th Islamic Consultative Assembly Islamic Azad University alumni {{Iran-politician-stub ...
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Central District (Urmia County)
The Central District of Urmia County ( fa, بخش مرکزی شهرستان ارومیه) is a district (bakhsh) in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 702,376, in 184,576 families. The District has one city: Urmia. The District has nine rural districts (''dehestan''): Bakeshluchay Rural District, Baranduz Rural District, Baranduzchay-ye Jonubi Rural District, Baranduzchay-ye Shomali Rural District, Bash Qaleh Rural District, Dul Rural District, Nazluy-ye Jonubi Rural District, Rowzeh Chay Rural District Rowzeh Chay Rural District ( fa, دهستان روضه‌چای) 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 ..., and Torkaman Rural District. References Urmia County Districts of West Azerbaijan Province {{Urmia-geo-stub ...
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Urmia Plain
Urmia Plain (Persian: جلگه ارومیه, Azerbaijani: Urmu düzü) is a region in the West Azerbaijan Province of Iran. It lies between Lake Urmia to the east, and the Turkish border to the west. It contains the city of Urmia. The inhabitants of the Urmia Plain are Azerbaijani people and Kurds with a minority of Assyrian and Armenians Armenians ( hy, հայեր, ''hayer'' ) are an ethnic group native to the Armenian highlands of Western Asia. Armenians constitute the main population of Armenia and the ''de facto'' independent Artsakh. There is a wide-ranging diaspora .... See also * Nineveh Plains References {{DEFAULTSORT:Urmia Plain Plains of Iran Landforms of West Azerbaijan Province Assyrian geography ...
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Vahid Jalalzadeh
Vahid Jalalzadeh ( fa, وحید جلال‌زاده, born in Urmia, West Azerbaijan) is an Iranian politician, and the governor of West Azerbaijan since 2009 to 2013 in the Government of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ( fa, محمود احمدی‌نژاد, Mahmūd Ahmadīnežād ), born Mahmoud Sabbaghian ( fa, محمود صباغیان, Mahmoud Sabbāghyān, 28 October 1956),
. Vahid Jalalzadeh as the head of the parliament's Commission of National-Security and Foreign-Policy (of Islamic Parliament of I.R.Iran)
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List Of Iran Cities By Population
IR IRAN has one of the highest urban population growth rates in the world. From 1950 to 2002, the urban proportion of the population increased from 27% to 60%. The United Nations predicts that by 2030 80% of the population will live in urban areas."Islamic Azad University"
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Shahar River
The Shahar River, also known as ''Shahar Chay'' (City River) (Persian: شهرچایی, Kurdish: بەردە سوور, ) is a river in the Zagros Mountains of northwestern Iran.URMIYA in :The Encyclopaedia of Islam (EI2) The river rises in the Zagros Mountains region along the Iran-Turkey bourder. It flows in an easterly direction through the city of Urmia and empties into lake Urmia Lake Urmia; az, اۇرمۇ گؤلۆ, script=Arab, italic=no, Urmu gölü; ku, گۆلائوو رمیەیێ, Gola Ûrmiyeyê; hy, Ուրմիա լիճ, Urmia lich; arc, ܝܡܬܐ ܕܐܘܪܡܝܐ is an endorheic salt lake in Iran. The lake is ... on its western shore, near Keshtiban. The river is impounded by Shaharchay Dam, located near Silvaneh and Rajan, Iran. References Rivers of Iran Landforms of East Azerbaijan Province Landforms of West Azerbaijan Province Maragheh {{Iran-river-stub ...
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Counties Of Iran
Iran's counties (''shahrestan'', fa, شهرستان, also romanized as ''šahrestân'') are administrative divisions of larger provinces (''ostan''). The word ''shahrestan'' comes from the Persian words ' ("city, town") and ' ("province, state"). "County," therefore, is a near equivalent to ''shahrestan''. Counties are divided into one or more districts ( ). A typical district includes both cities ( ) and rural districts ( ), which are groupings of adjacent villages. One city within the county serves as the capital of that county, generally in its Central District. Each county is governed by an office known as ''farmândâri'', which coordinates different public events and agencies and is headed by a ''farmândâr'', the governor of the county and the highest-ranking official in the division. Among the provinces of Iran, Fars has the highest number of ''shahrestans'' (37), while Qom has the fewest (3). In 2005 Iran had 324 ''shahrestans'', while in 2021 there were 467. ...
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