Miandoab

Miandoab (Persian: مياندوآب) 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.

Miandoab historic bridge.
For the administrative subdivision, see Miandoab County. For the village in Kerman Province, see Miandoab, Kerman.
Miandoab
مياندوآب
City
Miandoab
Coordinates: 36°58′10″N 46°06′10″E
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyMiandoab
BakhshCentral
Government
 • MayorAbdollah Abdollahi[1]
 • ParliamentMahdi eisazadeh
(Miandoab, Shahin Dezh and Takab (electoral district))
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Total134,425 [2]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Area code044

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
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  1. "شهرداری میاندوآب در عمل به مناظره پاسخ می دهد".
  2. "Statistical Center of Iran > Home".
  3. 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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