Jahangardi Hotel – Urmia

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 ...

Imamzadeh Barkeshloo Mausoleum – Urmia

This mausoleum is in a village 12 km. from Orumieh and dates back to the Zandiyeh period or early Qajar era. From the architectural point of view this mausoleum is uniquely interesting.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...