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    Urmia (Persian: ارومیه; pronounced [oɾumiˈje] ) is the largest city in West Azerbaijan Province of Iran. In the Central District of Urmia County, it is...
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    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...
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  • Look up Urmia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Urmia is a city in and the capital of West Azerbaijan Province, Iran, but may also refer to one of these:...
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    The Urmia clashes (9–10 February 1918) or the Urmia revolt was a series of clashes in the city of Urmia between the Assyrian Volunteers led by Agha Petros...
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    غربی) 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...
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  • Urmia University (Persian: دانشگاه ارومیه, Danushgah-e Arumih; Azerbaijani: اورمو بیلیم یوردو) (also known as the University of Urmia) is a public university...
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    Urmia Plain (Persian: جلگه ارومیه; Azerbaijani: Urmu düzü) is a region in the West Azerbaijan Province of Iran. It lies between Lake Urmia to the east...
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  • The Jewish Neo-Aramaic dialect of Urmia, a dialect of Northeastern Neo-Aramaic, was originally spoken by Jews in Urmia and surrounding areas of Iranian...
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    The Battle of Urmia (or, Urumiyeh) was fought near Lake Urmia in north-western Persia between the Safavid and Ottoman empires and resulted in a decisive...
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  • The Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Urmiā (also spelled Urmia or called Rezayeh; informally called Urmyā of the Chaldeans) is a Metropolitan archeparchy...
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    Urmia County (Persian: شهرستان ارومیه) is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Urmia. The county is mainly populated by Kurds...
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    Westminster Hospital Urmia (now Urmia University of Medical Sciences) Shahid Chamran Hall (central library) – of the University of Urmia Behnam House is part...
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    has traditionally been along the western shore of Lake Urmia from the Salmas area to the Urmia plain. After the fall of Assyria between 612 and 599 BC...
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  • in Russian controlled Urmia and its surroundings. On May 21, Malik Ismail II and Malik Khoshaba with their fighters left Urmia and the surrounding settlements...
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    Urmia Orthodokseta ("Orthodox Urmia"; Russian: Православная Урмия, romanized: Pravoslavnaya Urmia) was a magazine published every month (with one interruption)...
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  • 90 Urmia Football Club is an Iranian professional football club based in Urmia, currently playing in the second tier Azadegan League. The club was founded...
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    islands are mainly located in the Persian Gulf. Iran has 102 islands in Urmia Lake, 427 in Aras River, several in Anzali Lagoon, Ashurade Island in the...
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    The Urmia Lake Bridge (Persian: پل دریاچه ارومیه) or Shahid Kalantari Causeway (Persian: میان گذر شهید کلانتری) is a road bridge in northern Iran. It...
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  • mountain newt, or Lake Urmia newt, is a species of salamander in the family Salamandridae. It occurs in the mountains west of Lake Urmia, in northwestern Iran...
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    Saint Mary Church; an ancient Assyrian church located in the city of Urmia, Iran...
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  • Iran Urmia The Afshars of Urmia (also spelled Urmiya; Persian: افشارهای ارومیه) are a branch of the Afshar tribe centered in the Iranian city of Urmia. From...
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  • Urmia Shahid Bakeri International Airport (Persian: فرودگاه بین‌المللی شهید باکری ارومیه) (IATA: OMH, ICAO: OITR) is an airport serving the Central District...
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    Urmia University of Technology was formed and started to work in summer 2007. Following the principled agreement of UUT establishment and with the special...
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  • The Iranian Basketball Super League (IBSL) is a professional men's basketball league in Iran. It was founded in 1998. The current champions is Tabiat Eslamshahr...
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  • Tazeh Kand, Urmia, a village in Urmia County Tazeh Kand, Nazlu, a village in Urmia County Tazeh Kand, Sumay-ye Beradust, a village in Urmia County Tazeh...
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    the Ottomans as a secretary, and as a Consul in Urmia briefly in 1909. After the Russians entered Urmia, Agha Petros was appointed as a general with a...
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    The original Mannaean homeland was situated east and south of the Lake Urmia, roughly centered around modern-day Mahabad. The region came under Persian...
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    Azerbaijan Iranian Balochistan Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests Caucasus Iranian Kurdistan Iranian plateau Lake Urmia Islands Mountains Provinces Wildlife...
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    Savige, five officers and fifteen NCOs of Dunsterforce, set out towards Urmia and were caught up in an exodus of Assyrians, after the town had been captured...
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    villages, and the attackers neared Urmia. Due to Ottoman attacks, thousands of Christians living along the border fled to Urmia. Others arrived in Persia after...
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