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Miandoab مياندوآب
City
Historic bridge in Miandoab
Miandoab
Coordinates: 36°57′57″N 46°06′19″E / 36.96583°N 46.10528°E / 36.96583; 46.10528
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
County	Miandoab
District	Central
Government
• Mayor	Abdollah Abdollahi
• Parliament	Mehdi Eisazadeh (Miandoab, Shahin Dezh and Takab (electoral district))
Population
• Total	134,425
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Area code	044

Miandoab (Persian: مياندوآب) is a city in the Central District of Miandoab County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

Demographics

Language and ethnicity

Miandoab is largely populated by Azerbaijanis.

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 112,933 in 29,207 households. The following census in 2011 counted 123,081 people in 35,066 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 134,425 people in 41,459 households.

Geography

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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.

The area of Miandoab County is 2,694 square kilometers. Miandoab County is located between the Iranian counties of Bukan, Malekan, Mahabad, and Shahin Dezh.

See also

Media related to Miandoab at Wikimedia Commons

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Meyāndoāb, Mīāndoāb, Mīāndow Āb, Mīāndowāb, Mīāndūāb, Mīyāndoāb, and Miyāndūāb; Azerbaijani: قوشاچای, romanized as Qoşaçay

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (26 September 2024). "Miandoab, Miandoab County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 26 September 2024.
2. "شهرداری میاندوآب در عمل به مناظره پاسخ می دهد".
3. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): West Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
4. 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".
5. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) . Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of West Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Urmia. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Notification 82808/T137. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
6. 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.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): West Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
8. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): West Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.

v t e West Azerbaijan province, Iran
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 Marganlar Yowla Galdi 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

v t e 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 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 Sowghanchi Tak Aghaj 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 Mohammadqoli Qeshlaq Nokhtalu Owlamchi Petaklu Qamishlu Quri Daraq Tazeh Kand 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

• Populated places in Miandoab County
• Cities in West Azerbaijan province