About Urmia (Orumieh)
Urmia (Orumieh) is the largest city in West Azerbaijan province of Iran. Urmia is situated at an altitude of 1,330 m above sea level, and is located along the Shahar Chay river (City River) on the Urmia Plain. Lake Urmia, one of the world's largest salt lakes, lies to the east of the city and the mountainous Turkish border area lies to the west. Urmia is the 10th most populated city in Iran.The city's inhabitants are predominantly ...
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St. Mary Church – Urmia
St. Mary Church is an ancient Assyrian church located in the city of Urmia, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. It is considered by some historians to be the second oldest church in Christendom after the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem in the West ...
Urmia Museum – Urmia
One of the largest troves of historical treasures, Urmia Museum opened in 1967 to house artifacts from various historical eras. The museum displays over 26 thousand ancient artifacts from the 7th millennium BC to the Qajar era (1785-1925).The ...
Three Domes – Urmia
The Three Domes Tower is situated in an alley branched off the Ostad Barzegar Street in the southeastern part of Urmia.This historical structure is to the southeast of Orumieh and the date 580 AH. can be noted on three inscriptions in the ...
Lake Orumieh – Urmia
Lake Urmia is an endorheic salt lake in Iran. The lake is between the provinces of East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan in Iran, and west of the southern portion of the Caspian Sea. At its greatest extent, it was the largest lake in the Middle East ...
Grand Mosque of Urmia – Urmia
The Jāme Mosque of Urmia also known as, Rezayieh Mosque, is the grand, congregational mosque (Jāme) of Urmia, Iran. The mosque is situated in the old part of the city and was constructed in 13th century during the Ilkhanate era.The Grand ...
Nine Steps (Noh Pelleh) Ice House – Urmia
The Noh Pelleh Ice House is situated by a little spring called “Darreh Chay” in an old district of Urmia called “Asgar Khan”. Noh means “9” in Kurdish. The ice house was regularly harvested by the people of Urmia before the city ...
Sardar Mosque – Urmia
This mosque was constructed in Qajar era by Abdol Samad Khan, forefather of Azim-Al-Saltaneh Sardar. He installed a big clock on its entrance gate. That’s why it has been well known as Sa’atlu Mosgue because In Persian language Sa’at means ...
Old Orumieh Bazaar – Urmia
The historical bazaar of Urmia is one of rare monuments remained from Safavid dynasty. It has saved its lively environment and functionality. The simple architecture is its significant property while it has various types of arches and domes. The ...