Oshnavieh County

Oshnavieh (Persian: شهرستان اشنویه‎) (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 on the border with the Kurdish provinces of Iraq. The county is surrounded by high mountains which remain cool even at the height of Summer. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 63,798, in 12,998 families.[1]

Oshnavieh County

شهرستان اشنویه
County
Counties of West Azerbaijan Province
Location of West Azerbaijan Province in Iran
Coordinates: 37°03′N 45°05′E
Country Iran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CapitalOshnavieh
Bakhsh (Districts)Central District, Nalus District
Population
 (2006)
 • Total63,798
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Oshnavieh County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9205904" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District and Nalus District. The county has two cities: Oshnavieh and Nalus. The population of Oshnavieh is Kurdish and most of them are Sunni Muslims. The antiquity of this city is more than 3000 years.

During Iran-Iraq war, Ba'athist Iraq regime bombarded some parts of Oshnavieh in West Azerbaijan Province (on 2 August 1988) by Chemical bombs;[2][3] and about 2700 persons were injured as a result of that.[4]

References
  1. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
  2. "Anniversary of Oshnavieh bombard". tabnak.ir. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. "Oshanavieh chemical attack". yjc.ir. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  4. "Oshnavieh bombard". farsnews.com. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
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