Sharafkhaneh

Sharafkhaneh
شرفخانه
city

Sunset in drying Urmia Lake at Sharafkhaneh shore line.
Sharafkhaneh
Coordinates: 38°10′18″N 45°28′55″E / 38.17167°N 45.48194°E / 38.17167; 45.48194Coordinates: 38°10′18″N 45°28′55″E / 38.17167°N 45.48194°E / 38.17167; 45.48194
Country  Iran
Province East Azerbaijan
County Shabestar
Bakhsh Central
Population (2011)
  Total 3,585
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
  Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Sharafkhaneh (Persian: شرفخانه; also Romanized as Sharafkhāneh, Sharifkhane, Sharifkhaneh, and Sheraf-Khane; also known as Bandar-e Sharafkhāneh)[1] is a city in the Central District of Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. Sharafkhaneh is on Lake Urmia. At the 2011 census, its population was 3,585, in 1,133 families.[2]

Sharafkhaneh is a gardening city. It also used to have an active tourism industry before start of drying Urmia Lake.


References

  1. Sharafkhaneh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3084556" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2016-10-06.
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