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Urmia

Administration
Full nameUrmia
Official nameUrmia
Native nameUrmu Wirmê ورمێ
Other nameOrumieh
Settlement typeCity
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan Province
CountyUrmia
Government
MayorEbrahim Bazian
Geography
Elevation4370 ft (1332 m)
Demography
Total Population871204 (2006)
Population Rank in Iran10th
Other information
Time zoneIRST (UTC+3:30)
- Summer (DST)IRDT (UTC+4:30)
Area code0441, 0443

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Urmia, or sometimes spelled, Oroumieh, Orumieh ( Persian:ارومیه; Azerbaijani: Urmu or Urmiyə; Kurdish: Wirmê / Urmê ), during the majority of the Pahlavi Dynasty [1925 � 1979] called in , ), is a city in Northwestern Iran and the capital of West Azerbaijan Province. The city lies on an altitude of 1,330 m above sea level on the Shahar Chay river (City River). Urmia is the 10th most populated city in Iran with a population of about 650,000 and more than 900,000 for its county. The population is predominantly Azerbaijani and Kurdish with Assyrian and Armenian minorities.

Urmia is situated on a fertile plain called Urmia Plain, on western side of Lake Urmia; and eastern side of Turkish border and marginal range of mountains.

Urmia is the trade center for a fertile agricultural region where fruit (especially Apple and Grape) and Tobacco are grown. An important town by the 9th cent., Urmia was seized by the Seljuk Turks (1184), and later occupied a number of times by the Ottoman Turks. Urmia was the seat of the first U.S. Christian mission in Iran (1835). Around AD 1900, Christians made up more than 40% of the city's population, however, most of the Christians fled in 1918.

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Azerbaijani minister meets Turkish counterpart - News.Az Tweet this news
News.Az--Azerbaijani FM Elmar Mammadyarov has met his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu as part of his working visit to the Iranian city of -Orumiyeh-. The ministers focused on resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and various aspects of bilateral - Date : Mon, 18 Apr 2011 09:21:35 GMT+00:00
Khamenei rejects resignation of Intelligence Minister - News.Az Tweet this news
News.Az--Behbahani was impeached weeks after an Iranian passenger plane crashed near the northwestern city of -Orumiyeh- in January. At least 77 people lost their lives and more than 27 others sustained injuries in the crash. President Ahmadinejad dismiss - Date : Mon, 18 Apr 2011 06:26:09 GMT+00:00
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istockAnalyst.com (press release)--Iran's political and economic ties with Azerbaijan and Turkey are at a high level and will continue to improve in future, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi said upon his arrival in -Orumiyeh- on Saturday to - Date : Sun, 17 Apr 2011 09:32:00 GMT+00:00
Iran, Turki dan Azerbaijan Sepakat Dalam Kerjasama - China Radio International Tweet this news
China Radio International--Menteri Luar Negeri Iran, Turki dan Azerbaijan kemarin (17/4) menandatangani pernyataan bersama yang bertujuan untuk mendorong hubungan kerja sama tiga pihak di Kota -Orumiyeh-, Iran. Pernyataan tersebut menekankan, hubungan tig - Date : Mon, 18 Apr 2011 03:23:07 GMT+00:00
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Radio Internacional de China--El jefe de la diplomacia iraní hizo estas afirmaciones el sábado en la ceremonia de inauguración de la primera reunión de ministros de Exteriores de los citados tres países, que se celebró en la ciudad noroccidental ira - Date : Sun, 17 Apr 2011 13:13:06 GMT+00:00
Dogs? Iran clerics, legislators growl at the thought - Al-Arabiya Tweet this news
Al-Arabiya--In October 2010, Hojatolislam Hassani, cleric and leader of the Friday prayer in the northwestern city of -Orumiyeh-, went a step further and called for the arrest of all dogs and their owners. “I demand the judiciary arrest all dogs with lo - Date : Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:10:18 GMT+00:00
Propunere legislativa in Iran: Cainii sunt "murdari" si trebuie interzisi in ... - HotNews Tweet this news
HotNews--In octombrie 2010, un cleric din -Orumiyeh-, Hojatolislam Hassani, a cerut arestarea tuturor cainilor si a proprietarilor lor. Detinerea de caini a devenit tot mai frecventa in Iran, in special in randul iranienilor bogati din nordul Teheranului. - Date : Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:41:56 GMT+00:00
CHIPP awards Iran's Hossein Fatemi - Press TV Tweet this news
Press TV--Fatemi also received the Bronze Medal of the 2010 CHIPP for his collection of ten photos showing people mud bathing in Iran's northwestern -Orumiyeh- Lake. Born in 1980, Fatemi has extensively photographed in Lebanon, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, - Date : Sat, 09 Apr 2011 15:13:47 GMT+00:00
Iran military plane crashes in country's south, killing pilot, injuring co-pilot - Ha'aretz Tweet this news
Ha'aretz--The Boeing-727 operated by Iran's national airline crashed shortly before it was to land in the city of -Orumiyeh-, 700 kilometers (460 miles) northwest of the capital, Tehran, said Abbas Mosayebi, spokesman of the Iranian civil aviati - Date : Sun, 10 Apr 2011 12:00:19 GMT+00:00

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Islamic Azad University of Urmia [http://www.iranica.com/newsite/
Payame Noor University of Urmia [http://www.iranica.com/newsite/
Elmi Karbordi University of Urmia
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University College of Azarabadegan [http://www.iranica.com/newsite/
University College of Elm O fan
University College of Kamal
University College of Najand

Architecture of Persia and Iran

ElementsBazaars * The Persian Garden (hayāt) * Windcatchers * Shabestan * Kucheh * Talar * Iwan * Howz * Panjdari * Hashti * Andaruni * Biruni (Persian architecture) * Dalan e Vorudi * Qanat * Kariz * Gonbad * Ab anbar * Yakhchal * Caravanserais * Robats * Burj * Khaneqah * Tekyeh * Sahn * Imamzadeh * Mosques
Notable traditional citiesArchitecture of Tehran * Bam * Bukhara * Ctesiphon, Derbent * Herat * Isfahan * Kashan * Merv * Mashad * Persepolis * Qazvin * Qom * Samarkand * Shahrisabz * Shiraz * Susa * Tabriz * Takht-i-Suleiman (Takht-e Soleyman) * Yazd * Gur-e Amir
History and theoryTraditional Persian residential architecture * Traditional water sources of Persian antiquity * Islamic architecture * Sassanid architecture * Pre-Parsi style * Parsi style * Parthian style * Khorasani style * Razi style * Azari style * Isfahani style
ListsList of ab anbars of Qazvin * List of historical Iranian architects * List of mosques * Args, Castles, and Ghal'ehs * List of Ziyarat-gahs



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