Oshnavieh County

Oshnavieh County
شهرستان اشنویه
County

Location of Oshnavieh County in West Azerbaijan Province.
Coordinates: 37°03′N 45°05′E / 37.050°N 45.083°E / 37.050; 45.083Coordinates: 37°03′N 45°05′E / 37.050°N 45.083°E / 37.050; 45.083
Country  Iran
Province West Azerbaijan
Capital Oshnavieh
Bakhsh (Districts) Central District, Nalus District
Population (2006)
 • Total 63,798
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)
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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 in the on border to the Kurdish provinces Iraq. The county is surrounded by huge mountains who keep the mild weather even under the summers. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 63,798, in 12,998 families.[1] 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.

References

  1. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
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