Oshnaviyeh County
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Oshnavieh(in local Kurdish
: 'اشنۆ'شنۆ'شنه) is a county in West Azerbaijan Province, in northwestern Iran
. It lies west of Lake Urmia
about 1,300 metres above sea level. The capital of the county is Oshnavieh
. It lies in the on border to the Kurdish provinces in Turkey and Iraq. The county is surrounded by huge mountains who keep the mild weather even under the summers. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 63,798, in 12,998 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District
and Nalus District
. The county has two cities: Oshnavieh
and Nalus.
Oshnavieh is located in an agricultural area and has water flows from mountains entire the year. The most agricultural products are wheat, beetroots and main tree fruits like apple and grape.
Oshnavieh is a historic city and there are many historic sites from the Hurrian and Urartian periods onward. It likely corresponds to the ancient city of Suguniya which was attacked by Shalmaneser III
of Assyria
as recorded in his annals dealing with his accession year.
The population of Oshnavieh is Kurdish
and most of them are Sunni Muslims.
Kurdish language
Kurdish is a dialect continuum spoken by the Kurds in western Asia. It is part of the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian group of Indo-European languages....
: 'اشنۆ'شنۆ'شنه) is a county in West Azerbaijan Province, in northwestern Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. It lies west of Lake Urmia
Lake Urmia
Lake Urmia , ancient name: Lake Matiene) is a salt lake in northwestern Iran, near Iran's border with Turkey. The lake is between the Iranian provinces of East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan, west of the southern portion of the similarly shaped Caspian Sea...
about 1,300 metres above sea level. The capital of the county is Oshnavieh
Oshnavieh
Oshnavieh is a city in and the capital of Oshnavieh County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 29,896, in 6,572 families....
. It lies in the on border to the Kurdish provinces in Turkey and Iraq. The county is surrounded by huge mountains who keep the mild weather even under the summers. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 63,798, in 12,998 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District
Central District (Oshnavieh County)
The Central District of Oshnavieh County is a district in Oshnavieh County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 48,482, in 10,263 families. The District has one city: Oshnavieh....
and Nalus District
Nalus District
Nalus District is a district in Oshnavieh County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 15,316, in 2,735 families. The District has one city: Nalus....
. The county has two cities: Oshnavieh
Oshnavieh
Oshnavieh is a city in and the capital of Oshnavieh County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 29,896, in 6,572 families....
and Nalus.
Oshnavieh is located in an agricultural area and has water flows from mountains entire the year. The most agricultural products are wheat, beetroots and main tree fruits like apple and grape.
Oshnavieh is a historic city and there are many historic sites from the Hurrian and Urartian periods onward. It likely corresponds to the ancient city of Suguniya which was attacked by Shalmaneser III
Shalmaneser III
Shalmaneser III was king of Assyria , and son of the previous ruler, Ashurnasirpal II....
of Assyria
Assyria
Assyria was a Semitic Akkadian kingdom, extant as a nation state from the mid–23rd century BC to 608 BC centred on the Upper Tigris river, in northern Mesopotamia , that came to rule regional empires a number of times through history. It was named for its original capital, the ancient city of Assur...
as recorded in his annals dealing with his accession year.
The population of Oshnavieh is Kurdish
Kurdish people
The Kurdish people, or Kurds , are an Iranian people native to the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region known as Kurdistan, which includes adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey...
and most of them are Sunni Muslims.