Miandoab
Miandoab
مياندوآب | |
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  Miandoab | |
| Coordinates: 36°58′10″N 46°06′10″E / 36.96944°N 46.10278°E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | West Azerbaijan |
| County | Miandoab |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Abdollah Abdollahi[2] |
| • Parliament | Mahdi eisazadeh (Miandoab, Shahin Dezh and Takab (electoral district)) |
| Population (2016 Census) | |
• Total | 134,425[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
| Area code | 044 |
Miandoab (Template:Lang-fa) is a city and capital of Miandoab County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2012 census, its population was 135,880, in 38,704 families.
Demographics
Miandoab is largely populated by Azerbaijanis.[3]
Geography
The city of Miandoab is on the Zarriné-Rūd river and located in the center of the plain that slopes down to Lake Urmia. It is 1,314 metres (4,311 ft) above the sea level, at 46°6′E latitude and 36°58′N longitude.
The city is a transportation connection point between West Azerbaijan Province and East Azerbaijan Province. Thus, the city has been a transportation crossroads between the two large provinces, and has attracted political and economic interest from local and international governments.
Miandoab County
The area of Miandoab County is 2694 square kilometers. Miandoab County is located between the Iranian counties of Bukan, Malekan, Mahabad, and Shahin Dezh.
References
- ^ "Statistical Center of Iran > Home".
- ^ "شهرداری میاندوآب در عمل به مناظره پاسخ می دهد".
- ^ Moradi, Golmorad (1992). Ein Jahr autonome Regierung in Kurdistan: die Mahabad-Republik 1946-1947 : Geschichte der kurdischen Aufstandsbewegungen von der arabisch-islamischen Invasion bis zur Mahabad-Republik. City University of Applied Sciences. p. 256.
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