Miandoab

For the administrative subdivision, see Miandoab County. For the village in Kerman Province, see Miandoab, Kerman.

Miandoab qoshachay
city
Miandoab
Coordinates: 36°58′10″N 46°06′10″E / 36.96944°N 46.10278°E / 36.96944; 46.10278Coordinates: 36°58′10″N 46°06′10″E / 36.96944°N 46.10278°E / 36.96944; 46.10278
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
County	Miandoab
Bakhsh	Central
Government
• Mayor	Abdollah Abdollahi^[1]
• Parliament	Hashemi & Mohebbinia
Population (2012^[2])
• Total	135,880 & 260,628
	City & County
Time zone	IRST (UTC+3:30)
• Summer (DST)	IRDT (UTC+4:30)
Area code(s)	0481
Website	www.e481.ir

Miandoab (Persian: مياندوآب‎‎; also Romanized as Mīāndoāb, Meyāndoāb, Mīāndowāb, Mīāndow Āb, Mīāndūāb, Mīyāndoāb, and Miyāndūāb; Azerbaijani: قوشاچای - Qoşaçay)^[3] is a city in and the capital of Miandoab County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2012 census, its population was 135,880, in 38,704 families.

Miandoab historic bridge.

Miandoab, as its name suggests, is situated in a delta region of the two rivers Zarrineh-Rud and Simineh-Rud. Miandoab enjoys very fertile soil and excellent Mediterranean climate. Due to the establishment of a sugar factory in the early 20th century, there has been large industrial activity compared to nearby towns.

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.

Demographics

The majority of Miandoab's inhabitants are Azeri Turks who are followers of Shia of Islam.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] There is also a small minority of Kurds, Armenians and Jews in and around the city. There is also a small minority of Ahl-e Haqq in Miandoab and surrounding villages. Miandoab used to have a sizable Bahá'í population, but due to the religious persecution by the government of the Islamic Republic, most have migrated to other cities within Iran or overseas.

Economy

Miandoab is an agricultural and rather industrial town, has the second rank of agriculture and livestock in the province after Urmia -as the capital-, and has the third rank of industry in the province after Urmia and Khoy. Promisingly, Miandoab has attracted lots of economical interests owing to its position among three provinces. Consequently, it has become one of the main resources of economy at South of the province.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Miandoab.

↑ http://www.dana.ir/News/350647.html
↑ Population according to statistical center of Iran in Persian
↑ 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".
↑ http://looklex.com/e.o/miandoab.htm
↑ http://www.miandoab-ag.ir/tabid/1522/Default.aspx
↑ زبان و گویش میاندوآب
↑ http://nedayeurmia.ir/index.aspx?siteid=8&pageid=265&newsview=45914

West Azerbaijan Province

List of cities, towns and villages in West Azerbaijan Province

Capital	Urmia

Counties and cities	Bukan County Bukan Simmineh Chaldoran County Siah Cheshmeh Avajiq Chaypareh County Qarah Zia od Din Khoy County Khoy Firuraq Ivughli Mahabad County Mahabad Maku County Maku Bazargan Miandoab County Miandoab Baruq Chahar Borj Naqadeh County Naqadeh Mohammadyar Oshnavieh County Oshnavieh Nalus Piranshahr County Piranshahr Gerd Kashaneh Poldasht County Poldasht Salmas County Salmas Tazeh Shahr Sardasht County Sardasht Mirabad Rabat Shahin Dezh County Shahin Dezh Keshavarz Mahmudabad Showt County Showt Takab County Takab Urmia County Urmia Nushin Qushchi Serow Silvaneh

Tourism	Teppe Hasanlu Kelashin Stele Bastam Citadel Takht-e Soleymān Lake Urmia Zarrineh River Shalmash Falls St. Mary Church St. Thaddeus Monastery Chapel of Dzordzor St. George Church Jameh Mosque of Urmia Baghchejogh museum and palace Segonbad Ghoutour Bridge

Places	List of cities, towns and villages in West Azerbaijan Province

Miandoab County

Capital

Miandoab

Districts

Central

Cities

Miandoab

Rural Districts
and villages

Marhemetabad	Agricultural Station Gug Tappeh-ye Khaleseh Gug Tappeh-ye Laleh Hasan Kandi Hasel Qubi-ye Afshar Hasel Qubi-ye Amirabad Kaniyeh Sar Shahrak-e Uch Tappeh-ye Kord Tazeh Kand-e Hasel-e Qubi Uch Tappeh-ye Kord Uch Tappeh-ye Qaleh Yaqin Ali Tappeh Zanjirabad

Marhemetabad-e Jonubi (South Marhemetabad)	Chelik Chughanlu Dash Tappeh Gerdeh Rash Heyran Ilanlu Tappeh Jafarabad-e Chelik Kurabad Lalaklu Malekabad Marvan Kandi Nabikandi Nezamabad Qaleh Bozorg Qareh Papaq Shakur Kandi Tappeh Rash Tappeh Saremi Tazeh Kand-e Lalaklu

Mokriyan-e Shomali (North Mokriyan)	Armanak-e Olya Armanak-e Sofla Bafarvan Dalek Dash Deh Mansur Deh-e Veys Aqa Dowlatabad Esmail Kandi Ganjabad Gerdeh Qol Gezelan Hajji Hasan Howbeh-ye Kukhan Jafarabad Kheyrabad Kukhan Mahabad Agricultural Training Camp Mansur Kandi Marjanabad Mazraeh-ye Sistak-e Sofla Molla Kandi Qeshlaq-e Hajji Hasan Qeshlaq-e Talkhab Qeshlaq-e Zeynal Kandi Qez Qaleh Qol Hasan Rasulabad Shirin Ab Sistak-e Olya Talkhab Tazeh Kand Zangiabad Zeynal Kandi

Zarrineh Rud	Ali Beyglu Bagtash Davahchi Eslam Tappeh Hajji Hasan-e Khaleseh Hajji Hasan-e Olya Jarchelu Javad Hesari Kusehlar-e Olya Kusehlar-e Sofla Qermez Khalifeh-ye Olya Qermez Khalifeh-ye Sofla Qodrat Kandi Satelmish-e Mohammadabad Satelmish-e Mohammadlu Satelmish-e Tupkhaneh Tazeh Kand-e Hajj Hasan Yarijan-e Khaleseh Yarijan-e Olya Yarijan-e Sofla

Zarrineh Rud-e Jonubi (South Zarrineh Rud)	Asgarabad Ebrahimabad Gavmish Goli Gug Jalu Hoseynabad-e Qaleh Khan Kandi Mahargan Brick Company Moshirabad Qabagh Kandi Sabzi Sarchenar Shahrak-e Sadd-e Nowruzlu Shinabad Sowgoli Tappeh

Zarrineh Rud-e Shomali (North Zarrineh Rud)	Hajji Behzad Hasanabad Heydarabad Jafarabad Mamahdel Miandoab Industrial Estate Molla Shahab ol Din Mozaffarabad Nasir Kandi Qareh Tappeh Qaryaghdi Shabiluy-e Olya Shabiluy-e Sofla Valiabad

Baruq

Cities

Baruq

Rural Districts
and villages

Ajorluy-ye Gharbi (West Ajorluy)	Agh Bolagh Ahmadabad-e Qashqaguz Bash Achiq Bash Bolagh Chakher Ahmad Esmail Kandi Eyshgeh Gowzluy-e Olya Gowzluy-e Sofla Jabiglu Jan Aqa Malhamlu Masjed Qareh Bughaz Qatar Dash Qavaqlu Qoroqchi Quch Kandi Sowghanchi Tak Aghaj Tazeh Kand-e Aghbolagh Yalaklu Yeli Bolagh Yengejeh Zaranji

Ajorluy-ye Sharqi (East Ajorluy)	Aman Kandi Aqkand Arbat-e Olya Arbat-e Sofla Atdarrahsi Badamlu Boyuk Bolagh Gowzalli Guy Kharabeh Hajji Kandi Hesarlu Heydar Baghi Mameh Kandi Mazraeh-ye Ishoqlu Mohammadqoli Qeshlaq Nokhtalu Owlamchi Petaklu Qamishlu Quri Daraq Tazeh Kand Tupaghach Urta Daraq Yasti Kand Yengi Kand Zagheh

Baruq	Ali Bolaghi Ali Yar Kandi Amirabad Aq Kand-e Baruq Aydisheh Chali Khamaz Dash Alti Gol Soleymanabad Hamid Mirza Nezam Nader Goli Nowruzlu Qareh Saqqal Qatar Qermezi Bolagh Qeshlaq-e Nowruzlu Sayenjeq Shurjeh Baruq Shurjeh Kord

Marhemetabad

Cities

Chahar Borj

Rural Districts
and villages

Marhemetabad-e Miyani (Central Marhemetabad)	Eslamabad Fesenduz Firuzabad Kord Kandi Moradkhanlu Qareh Qowzlu

Marhemetabad-e Shomali (North Marhemetabad)	Aghdash Ebrahim Hesari Khazineh Anbar-e Jadid Khazineh Anbar-e Qadim Mansurabad Qepchaq Shabanlu Uzun Owbeh

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