Urmia

English

Etymology

Probably from Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܐܘܪ (w-r, “city”), a common Assyrian name for cities around Mesopotamia, and ܡܝܐ (miyā, “water”), referring to the great lake nearby.

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Urmia

  2. A salt lake northwestern Iran, near Turkey.
  4. A city in Iran, the seat of Urmia County's Central District and the capital of West Azerbaijan Province, on the shore of the lake of the same name.
  6. A county of Iran, around the city.

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