IRAN URMIA 2022 Walking in West Azarbaijan, Urmia city market | TEHRAN 2022

Urmia is one of the big and important cities of West Azarbaijan province. wait! About the introduction of the city of Urmia, before we mention where it is located in Iran, we should say with all tenderness and respect that this city is one of the most beautiful and prominent megacities of our country, which is important in terms of having beautiful attractions. It is very much in all fields! The name of Urmia is undoubtedly connected with its famous lake, and this connection is very strong, at least in your mind and mine.

The current Urmia is also known as the volleyball capital of Iran and this shows the sports richness of this city in the main sports of the whole country.

Urmia is one of those cities that has been the owner of some important and essential firsts in Iran. For example, the first modern and modern hospital of Iran was built and opened in Urmia.

Among the other firsts of this city that we can give you an example; We have to name the first city that had a local newspaper in Iran, the first educational center in the field of medical sciences, the first modern school, or the first city that had a local TV channel.

Urmia is one of those cities in Iran that has seen many important and influential historical events over the years. This city has even been captured by the invading Russian and Ottoman forces in periods of history. One of the factors that greatly influenced the importance of Urmia is that this city was on the way of highways such as Asia Minor, Caucasus, and Mesopotamia, and because of this, many merchants and pilgrims passed through it, which made it a source of fortune and importance. have been in this area.

Before Islam entered the land of Iran, Urmia was one of the regions under the rule of Urartu in ancient Darwa, which was a civilization in the Iron Age. About the Urartians, we must say that they had common ancestors between Armenians and Georgians and ruled these regions for about 2100 years, that is, from 1500 BC to 600 AD. Of course, let's say this about the people of Urmia, that even though they are considered Urartians, they were influenced by the Assyrians, as their name Assyrian suggests.

After the arrival of Islam in the land of Iran, this city has gone through different stories with the coming and going of different governments, and in line with its richness, it has added more to the originality of its region.

Of course, about the history of this city, you should know that the ownership of this area has been changing hands between Iran, Russia, Ottomans and Armenia for a long time until the situation of this city was finally fixed in the modern era and during the period of Pahlavi rule.

One of the interesting points that we can mention about the history of Urmia is that this city has been damaged and destroyed many times throughout history and has been rebuilt after each damage.

After the advent of Islam, Urmia has always been introduced as one of the religious centers.

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