Urmia - Revision history

184.154.216.171: /* See */

2012-03-28T10:15:54Z

‎See

184.154.216.171: /* See */

2012-03-28T10:04:08Z

‎See

Khajida91: /* Get around */

2012-02-10T07:57:47Z

‎Get around

Vidimian: azerbaijan (iran) --> iranian azerbaijan

2011-06-24T20:21:57Z

azerbaijan (iran) --> iranian azerbaijan

Vidimian: fix ispartof

2009-10-05T19:42:14Z

fix ispartof

Vidimian: isPartOf azerbaijan (iran)->iranian azerbaijan

2009-10-05T19:41:12Z

isPartOf azerbaijan (iran)->iranian azerbaijan

81.31.166.31: /* By car */

2008-11-19T07:27:51Z

‎By car

213.233.162.21: /* By bus */

2008-11-18T20:30:05Z

‎By bus

213.233.162.21: /* By car */

2008-11-18T20:28:23Z

‎By car

Vidimian at 11:56, 16 October 2008

2008-10-16T11:56:57Z

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 * '''Lake Urmia'''
-* '''Church of Naneh Maryam (Mother Mary)'''
+* '''Church of Naneh Maryam (Mother Mary):''' The first church in the East built by the magi who made the journey to Jerusalem to see Jesus Christ.
-* '''Three Domes Tower'''
+* '''Three Domes Tower:'''The Three Domes Tower is situated in an alley branched off the Ostad Barzegar Street in the southeastern part of Urmia
-* '''Friday (Grand) Mosque'''
+* '''Friday (Grand) Mosque:'''Urmia’s Friday Mosque is located in the middle of Urmia Bazaar. It has a vast courtyard and a large brick Shabestan (covered area), roofed in the middle part with a high dome.
-* '''old Urmia Bazaar'''
+* '''old Urmia Bazaar:'''The Urmia Bazaar is situated in the southeastern corner of Urmia. At present, the major part of the bazaar which still stands intact is flanked by the Imam (Asgarabadi), Eghbal and Mahabad (Montazeri) streets.
-* '''Band Park, Marserkis Church'''
+* '''Band Park:'''
-* '''Sardar Mosque'''
+* '''Marserkis Church:'''The Marserkis Church is one of the stone structures of the province. The roof and all walls are skillfully and solidly built with stones of irregular shapes
-* '''Nine Steps (Doquz Pelleh) Ice House'''
+* '''Sardar Mosque:'''Built in the Qajar dynasty by Abd-o-Samad Khan, father of Agha Khan and great grandfather of Azim-o-Saltaneh Sardar, Sardar Mosque is situated some 500m away from the Friday Mosque. In 1951, the latter installed a big clock on top of the entrance door, which is why it is also called the Sa’atlu (clock) Mosque.
 ==Do==

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	* '''Lake Urmia'''		* '''Lake Urmia'''
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		+	* '''Church of Naneh Maryam (Mother Mary)'''
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		+	* '''Three Domes Tower'''
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		+	* '''Friday (Grand) Mosque'''
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		+	* '''old Urmia Bazaar'''
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		+	* '''Band Park, Marserkis Church'''
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		+	* '''Sardar Mosque'''
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		+	* '''Nine Steps (Doquz Pelleh) Ice House'''

	==Do==		==Do==

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 ==Get around==
 * The Urmia lake, the second saltiest lake in the world is only a few kilometers away. You can go for swimming and you will flow on the water.
 ==See==

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−	'''Urmia''' is the capital of West Azerbaijan province, in the [[Azerbaijan ~~(Iran)~~\|Azerbaijan]] region of [[Iran]]. It’s located near the [[Turkey\|Turkish]] and [[Iraq]]i borders.	+	'''Urmia''' is the capital of West Azerbaijan province, in the [[Iranian Azerbaijan\|Azerbaijan]] region of [[Iran]]. It’s located near the [[Turkey\|Turkish]] and [[Iraq]]i borders.

	==Districts==		==Districts==

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 [[WikiPedia:Urmia]]
-{{isPartOf|Iranian Azerbaijan)}}
+{{isPartOf|Iranian Azerbaijan}}
 [[pt:Urmia]]
 {{outline}}

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 ===By car===
-By the newly built bridge over the Urmia lake you can reach to Tabriz within 1.5 hours.
+By the newly built bridge over the Urmia lake you can reach to [[Tabriz]] within 1.5 hours.
 ===By bus===

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 ===By bus===
-There are daily buses from [[Van]] in [[Turkey]] and [[Arbil]] in [[Iraq]].
+There are daily buses from [[Van]] in [[Turkey]] and [[Arbil]] in [[Iraq]] and also to [[Tehran]] and [[Tabriz]] and Iranian major Western cities.
 ===By boat===

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	===By car===		===By car===
		+	By the newly built bridge over the Urmia lake you can reach to Tabriz within 1.5 hours.

	===By bus===		===By bus===

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-'''Urmia''' is the capital of West Azerbaijan province, in the [[Azerbaijan (Iran)|Azerbaijan]] region of [[Iran]].
+'''Urmia''' is the capital of West Azerbaijan province, in the [[Azerbaijan (Iran)|Azerbaijan]] region of [[Iran]]. It’s located near the [[Turkey|Turkish]] and [[Iraq]]i borders.
 ==Districts==
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 ==See==
 <!-- Please place individual entries under the appropriate districts, not here. This is for general description and pointers only. -->
 ==Do==