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Miandoab

Coordinates: 36°57′57″N 46°06′19″E / 36.96583°N 46.10528°E / 36.96583; 46.10528
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For the administrative division of West Azerbaijan province, see Miandoab County. For the village in Kerman province, see Miandoab.

Miandoab
مياندوآب
City
Historic bridge in Miandoab
Historic bridge in Miandoab
Miandoab is located in Iran
Miandoab
Miandoab
Coordinates: 36°57′57″N 46°06′19″E / 36.96583°N 46.10528°E / 36.96583; 46.10528[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyMiandoab
DistrictCentral
Government
 • MayorAbdollah Abdollahi[3]
 • ParliamentMehdi Eisazadeh
(Miandoab, Shahin Dezh and Takab (electoral district))
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
134,425
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Area code044

Miandoab (Persian: مياندوآب)[a] is a city in the Central District of Miandoab County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[8]

Demographics

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Language and ethnicity

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Miandoab is largely populated by Azerbaijanis,[9] but also populated by Kurds.[10]

Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 112,933 in 29,207 households.[11] The following census in 2011 counted 123,081 people in 35,066 households.[12] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 134,425 people in 41,459 households.[4]

History

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Battle of Miandoab

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Main article: Battle of Miandoab

In 1921, Miandoab was the site of a significant battle during the Kurdish uprising led by Simko Shikak. His forces, numbering several thousand and reinforced by Turkish Kurds, defeated Iranian government troops and took control of the city. The battle marked the height of Simko's power during his revolt in northwestern Iran.[13][14][15]

Geography

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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.

The area of Miandoab County is 2,694 square kilometers.[citation needed] Miandoab County is located between the Iranian counties of Bukan, Malekan, Mahabad, and Shahin Dezh.

See also

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Media related to Miandoab at Wikimedia Commons

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Meyāndoāb, Mīāndoāb, Mīāndow Āb, Mīāndowāb, Mīāndūāb, Mīyāndoāb, and Miyāndūāb; Azerbaijani: قوشاچای, romanized as Qoşaçay;[5] Kurdish: میاندواو, romanized: Miyandiwaw[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (26 September 2024). "کوی دانش [Kui Danesh], Miandoab, بخش مرکزی میاندوآب [Central District of Miandoab], Miandoab County, West Azerbaijan Province, 59718-17463, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  2. ^ "X484+84J Miandoab, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  3. ^ "شهرداری میاندوآب در عمل به مناظره پاسخ می دهد".
  4. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ Miandoab can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3074888" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  6. ^ Sharafkandi, Abdurrahman (1997). "Kurdistan Democratic Party". The food of the mosque servant (Hardcover) (in Kurdish). Kurdistan Center for Arts Culture.
  7. ^ "خەڵکی بۆکان دژی لکاندنی قەرەگۆلن بە میاندواو" (in Kurdish). Erbil, Kurdistan Region: Kurdistan 24. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  8. ^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان آذربایجان غربی به مرکزیت شهر ارومیه [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of West Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Urmia]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] D6D37EAB-50D7-43D6-B320-D774C01ADE50. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Anne Matheson, Sylvia (1976). Persia an archaeological guide. Faber. p. 97. ISBN 978-0571093052. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  11. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  12. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: West Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  13. ^ Kia, Mehrdad (19 November 2023). The Clash of Empires and the Rise of Kurdish Proto-Nationalism, 1905–1926: Ismail Agha Simko and the Campaign for an Independent Kurdish State. Springer Nature. pp. 193–199. ISBN 978-3-031-44973-4.
  14. ^ Arfa, Hassan (1965). Under Five Shahs.
  15. ^ Gunter, Michael M. (22 June 2009). The A to Z of the Kurds. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6334-7.
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