Oshnavieh

Oshnavieh (Persian: اشنويه‎, romanized: Oshnavīyeh;[1] Kurdish: Şino ,شنۆ‎[2][3]) is a town in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran & the capital of Oshnavieh County. At the 2016 census, its population was 40,000 in 2000 families.[4]

For the administrative subdivisions, see Oshnavieh County, Oshnavieh-ye Jonubi Rural District, and Oshnavieh-ye Shomali Rural District.
Oshnavieh

سید علوی
town
Oshnavieh
Coordinates: 37°02′23″N 45°05′54″E
Country Iran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyOshnavieh
BakhshCentral
Government
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Total39,801
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Oshnavieh is bordered by Naqadeh to the east, by Piranshahr to the south, by Urmia to the north and by Iraqi Kurdistan to the west the city mayor is alen alawi.

The spoken language in the town is Kurdish, while the official language in schools and offices is Persian.

Iran-Iraq war

At the time of Iran-Iraq war, Ba'athist Iraq regime bombed some localities of Oshnavieh in the province of West Azerbaijan --on 2 August 1988-- by applying chemical bombs against them;[5] and as a consequence of those attacks, approximate 2700 persons were injured.[6]

References
  1. Oshnavieh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3077462" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. "Pêşmergeyên Rojhilatî derbasî nav bajarê Şino bûn!" (in Kurdish). 17 September 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  3. "لە کوێستانەکانی شنۆ شەڕ لەنێوان سوپای پاسداران و گرووپێکی نەناسراو روویدا" (in Kurdish). 9 June 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
  5. "Anniversary of Oshnavieh bombard". tabnak.ir. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  6. "Oshnavieh bombard". farsnews.com. Retrieved 11 June 2019.


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