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Urmia
Urmia (; ) is the largest city in West Azerbaijan Province of Iran. In the Central District of Urmia County, it is capital of the province, the county, and the district. The city is situated near the borders of Iran with Turkey and Iraq. The city lies at an altitude of above sea level 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 border with Turkey lies to the west. 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 Muslims, the Christian history of Urmia is well preserved and is especially evident in the city's many churches and cathedrals. An important town by the 9th century, the city has had a diverse population which has at times included Muslims (Shias and Sunnis), Christians (Catholics, Protestants, Nestorians, and Orthodox), Jews, Baháʼ� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Urmia
Lake Urmia 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. It is 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 under the Urmia Lake Research Programme. Lake Urmia, along with its approximately 102 (former) islands, is protected as a national park by the Iranian Department of Environment. Names and et ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Region 3, Iran
Azerbaijan or Azarbaijan (, , ), also known as Iranian Azerbaijan, is a historical region in northwestern Iran that borders Iraq and Turkey to the west and Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the Azerbaijani exclave of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic to the north. Iranian Azerbaijan includes three northwestern Iranian provinces: West Azerbaijan, East Azerbaijan and Ardabil. Some authors also include 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 Azerbaijanis, with minority populations of Kurds, Armenians, Tats, Talysh, Assyrians and Persians. Iranian Azerbaijan is the land originally and historically called Azerbaijan; the Azerbaijani-populated Republic of Azerbaijan appropriated the name of the neighbouring Azerbaijani-populated region in Iran during the 20th century. Historic Azerbaijan was called ''Atropatene'' in antiquity and ''Aturpatakan'' (Adurba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Azerbaijan Province
West Azerbaijan province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, whose capital and largest city is Urmia. It is in the northwest of the country, bordered by Turkey ( Ağrı, Hakkâri, Iğdır and Van Provinces), Iraq ( Erbil and Sulaymaniyah Governorates) and Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic The Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (, ) is a landlocked country, landlocked Enclave and exclave, exclave of the Azerbaijan, Republic of Azerbaijan. The region covers Official portal of Nakhchivan Autonomous RepublicNakhchivan Autonomous Republi ..., as well as the Iranian provinces of East Azerbaijan province, East Azerbaijan, Zanjan province, Zanjan, and Kurdistan province, Kurdistan. West Azerbaijan province is part of Regions of Iran, Region Region 3, Iran, 3. It is separated from Armenia by Turkey's short border with the Azerbaijan Republic. The province covers an area of 39,487 km2, or 43,660 km2 including Lake Urmia. History The major known anci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jameh Mosque Of Urmia
The Jāmeh Mosque of Urmia (; ), also known as the Rezayieh Mosque (), is a Friday mosque (''jāmeh''), located in Urmia, in the province of West Azerbaijan, Iran. The mosque is situated in the older part of the city and was completed in 1278 CE, during the Ilkhanate era. The mosque was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 7 December 1935, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran. Gallery Urmiya Cümə məscidinin planı-001.jpg, Plan of the building Jame mosque-Urmia (2).JPG, Jāme Mosque of Urmia 13960108 01.jpg Jāme Mosque of Urmia 13960108 09.jpg Jāme Mosque of Urmia 13960108 17.jpg Jāme Mosque of Urmia 13960108 23.jpg Jāme Mosque of Urmia 13960108 15.jpg منبر چوبی کار شده.jpg See also * Islam in Iran * List of mosques in Iran * Holiest sites in Islam References Further reading * * * * External links The pictures of Jameh Mosque of Urmia 13th-century mosques in Asia Buildings and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urmia County
Urmia County () is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Urmia. Demographics Ethnicity The county is mainly populated by Azerbaijanis, Persians and Kurds Kurds (), or the Kurdish people, are an Iranian peoples, Iranic ethnic group from West Asia. They are indigenous to Kurdistan, which is a geographic region spanning southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, and northeastern Syri .... Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 856,914 in 215,342 households. The following census in 2011 counted 963,738 people in 272,439 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 1,040,565 in 304,306 households. Administrative divisions Urmia County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. See also References {{Urmia County, state=collapsed Counties of West Azerbaijan province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central District (Urmia County)
The Central District of Urmia County () is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Urmia Urmia (; ) is the largest city in West Azerbaijan Province of Iran. In the Central District of Urmia County, it is capital of the province, the county, and the district. The city is situated near the borders of Iran with Turkey and Iraq. .... Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 702,376 in 184,576 households. The following census in 2011 counted 806,861 people in 235,689 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 879,709 inhabitants in 264,760 households. Administrative divisions See also References Districts of West Azerbaijan province Populated places in Urmia County {{Urmia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruhollah Hazratpour
Ruhollah Hazratpour (; born 1984) is an Iranian politician. He was born in Urmia, West Azerbaijan province. He was a member of the 10th and 11th Islamic Consultative Assembly The Islamic Consultative Assembly (), also called the Iranian Parliament, the Iranian Majles (Arabicised spelling Majlis) or ICA, is the unicameral national legislative body of Iran. The parliament currently consists of 290 representatives, an i ... from the electorate of Urmia, He and Hadi Bahadori 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-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urmia Plain
Urmia Plain (; ) 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. The Assyrian of Urmia they speak Northeastern Neo-Aramaic dialects and are religiously diverse, adhering to the East Syriac churches (mostly to the Assyrian Church of the East and the Chaldean Catholic Church), and Protestantism. See also * Nineveh Plains Nineveh Plains (, Modern ; ; ) is a region in Nineveh Governorate in Iraq. Located to the north and east of the city Mosul, it is the only Christian-majority region in Iraq and have been a gathering point for Iraqi Christians since 2003. Control o ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Urmia Plain Plains of Iran Landforms of West Azerbaijan province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vahid Jalalzadeh
Vahid Jalalzadeh (, born in Urmia, West Azerbaijan) is an Iranian politician who is currently deputy Consular, Parliamentary and Iranian Expatriates Affairs of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran since October 2024. He was governor general of West Azerbaijan Province from 2009 to 2013 in the Government of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (born Mahmoud Sabbaghian on 28 October 1956) is an Iranian Iranian principlists, principlist and Iranian nationalism, nationalist politician who served as the sixth president of Iran from 2005 to 2013. He is currently a mem .... Vahid Jalalzadeh formerly member of the parliament of Iran and served as the head of the parliament's Commission of National-Security and Foreign-Policy (of Islamic Parliament of I.R.Iran). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 border. It flows in an easterly direction through the city of Urmia and empties into Lake Urmia Lake Urmia 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 th ... on its western shore, near Keshtiban. The Shahar 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
