Oshnavieh
City in West Azerbaijan province, Iran / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the administrative divisions, see Oshnavieh County, Oshnavieh-ye Jonubi Rural District, and Oshnavieh-ye Shomali Rural District.
Oshnavieh (Persian: اشنويه; and Kurdish: شنۆ, romanized: Şino),[3] also Romanized as Oshnavīyeh,[4] is a city in the Central District of Oshnavieh County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[5]
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Oshnavieh
اشنویه | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 37°02′15″N 45°05′53″E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | West Azerbaijan |
County | Oshnavieh |
District | Central |
Government | |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 39,801 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
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At the 2006 census, its population was 29,896 in 6,572 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 32,723 people in 8,149 households.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 39,801 people in 10,667 households.[2]
The city is populated by Kurds who speak Sorani.[8]
Oshnavieh County is bordered by Naqadeh County to the east, by Piranshahr County to the south, by Urmia County to the north, and by Iraqi Kurdistan Province to the west.[9]