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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 ...
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 ...
Marmisho Lake – Urmia
Marmisho Lake is located in North West of Iran known as lost paradise where everyone are amazed by staggeringly beautiful landscapes including stunning Lake in the heart of Marmisho Mountain and that is why due to its unique peacefulness and ...
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 ...
Marserkis Church – Urmia
The Marserkis Church is one of the stone structures of the province. The roof and all walls are skillfully and solidly built with stones of irregular shapes. This church is on the slopes of the mountains, 12 km. west of Orumieh. This church ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
