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Urmia
| Urmia (Fa) , Rezaiyeh | ||
|---|---|---|
| OurmiyaFromPlane.jpg Ourmiya for aircraft | ||
| Administration | ||
| Country |  Iran | |
| Province | West Azerbaijan | |
| Geography | ||
| Contact | 37 32 'North 45 00 'East / 37.53, 45.0 | |
| Altitude | 1324 m | |
| Demography | ||
| Population | 602 403 inhab. (2006) | |
| Location | ||
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| Sources | ||
| World Gazetteer | ||
| Index Mundi | ||
Urmia Ourmiya or Urmiya ( Persian : , Azeri : Kurdish : Syriac : ; called , under the Pahlavi ) is a town in north-western Iran , the provincial capital of Azerbaijan Western. The city is located on the west shore of Lake Urmia , near the border of Turkey.
Urmia University was founded in 1878 by Joseph Cochran , a missionary Presbyterian U.S.. He also established a medical school that conducted with medical colleagues. Joseph Cochran and his team are based in an old cemetery around Urmia.
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