Sharafkhaneh
Sharafkhaneh شرفخانه | |
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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°ECoordinates: 38°10′18″N 45°28′55″E / 38.17167°N 45.48194°E | |
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
- ↑ 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".
- ↑ "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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