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Orūmīyeh (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 37 32 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 37.5333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 045 02 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 45.0333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Orūmīyeh lies in the far northwestern region of Irān near the fertile area west of Daryacheh-ye Orumiyeh (Lake Urmia), and located on a large plain that produces grains, fruit, tobacco and other crops. Its population is made up of Azeri Turks, Kurds, Assyrian Christians, and Armenian minorities. Ancient settlements are scattered throughout the area and among them are the traces of the ancient kingdom of Urartu, part of the Ottoman Empire. |
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| Orūmīyeh (preferred,C,V,display,O,Persian-Farsi (transliterated)-P)
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| Urmia (C,V)
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| Urūmiyeh (C,V)
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| Rezaeyeh (C,U)
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| Rezā’īyeh (C,U)
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| Rezâiyye (C,U)
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| Rizāiyeh (C,U)
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| ارومیه (C,U,Persian-Farsi-P)
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| Reza'iyeh (H,V)
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| Reẕā'īyeh (H,V)
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| Riẕāiyeh (H,V)
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Orūmīyeh (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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