Miandoab
مياندوآب
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City
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Historic bridge in Miandoab
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  Miandoab
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| Coordinates: 36°57′57″N 46°06′19″E / 36.96583°N 46.10528°E / 36.96583; 46.10528[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | West Azerbaijan |
| County | Miandoab |
| District | Central |
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| • Mayor | Abdollah Abdollahi[2] |
| • Parliament | Mehdi Eisazadeh (Miandoab, Shahin Dezh and Takab (electoral district)) |
| Population
(2016)[3]
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| • Total | 134,425 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Area code | 044 |
Miandoab (Persian: مياندوآب)[a] is a city in the Central DistrictofMiandoab County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[5]
Miandoab is largely populated by Azerbaijanis.[6]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 112,933 in 29,207 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 123,081 people in 35,066 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 134,425 people in 41,459 households.[3]
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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.[citation needed] Miandoab County is located between the Iranian counties of Bukan, Malekan, Mahabad, and Shahin Dezh.
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