Germi County

County in Ardabil province, Iran County in Ardabil, Iran Germi County (Persian: شهرستان گرمی) is in the northern part of Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Germi, 110 km (68 mi) from Ardabil, the capital of the province. Etymology The etymology of "Germi" is somewhat cryptic. The earliest book or document written about this area dates back to year 22 Hijri (about 671 AD in the Gregorian calendar) when Arab soldiers entered the Aran (or Alan) region. It is believed that before the Islamic era, Alans people were living in this area. Words such as Alania, Allan-shahr, Alan-shahr, and Alan-shah had been used initially during the first century AD, for this district was located between Azerbaijan, Shirvan, the Caspian Sea and Armenia. Many Alan people migrated from this area after the Islamic era and were replaced by Muslim people from different ethnic groups. After that, the area between those four borders was known as Mugan or Amukan and other pronunciations of these names. Many historians believe the word "Germi" has Parthian or Alanian stems. Many others suggest that ritual words stem from religions such as Mithraism. There are two theories that believe Ger