Miandoab Explained

Miandoab (fa|مياندوآب) is a city in the Central District of Miandoab County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[4]

Demographics

Language and ethnicity

Miandoab is largely populated by Azerbaijanis,^[5] but also populated by Kurds.^[6]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 112,933 in 29,207 households.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 123,081 people in 35,066 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 134,425 people in 41,459 households.^[9]

History

Battle of Miandoab

See main article: Battle of Miandoab. In 1921, Miandoab was the site of a significant battle during the Kurdish uprising led by Simko Shikak. His forces, numbering several thousand and reinforced by Turkish Kurds, defeated Iranian government troops and took control of the city. The battle marked the height of Simko's power during his revolt in northwestern Iran.^{[10] [11] [12]}

Geography

The city of Miandoab is on the Zarriné-Rūd river and located in the center of the plain that slopes down to Lake Urmia. It is 1314m (4,311feet) above the sea level, at 46°6′E latitude and 36°58′N longitude.

The city is a transportation connection point between West Azerbaijan province and East Azerbaijan province. Thus, the city has been a transportation crossroads between the two large provinces, and has attracted political and economic interest from local and international governments.

The area of Miandoab County is 2,694 square kilometers. Miandoab County is located between the Iranian counties of Bukan, Malekan, Mahabad, and Shahin Dezh.

See also

Notes and References

1. Web site: شهرداری میاندوآب در عمل به مناظره پاسخ می دهد.
2. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . کوی دانش [Kui Danesh], Miandoab, بخش مرکزی میاندوآب [Central District of Miandoab], Miandoab County, West Azerbaijan Province, 59718-17463, Iran]. . 26 September 2024. 26 September 2024. fa.
3. X484+84J Miandoab, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran . 12 October 2025.
4. Web site: Hassan . Habibi . Hassan Habibi . Persian: rtl=yes|تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar) . 12 September 1990 . fa:تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان آذربایجان غربی به مرکزیت شهر ارومیه . ‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of West Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Urmia . https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113037 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231220192713/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113037 . 20 December 2023 . 29 September 2025 . Persian: rtl=yes|لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] . Persian: rtl=yes|‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior] . Persian: rtl=yes|کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board] . fa . Persian: rtl=yes|شناسه [ID] D6D37EAB-50D7-43D6-B320-D774C01ADE50. Persian: rtl=yes|شماره دوره [Course number] 69, Persian: rtl=yes|شماره جلد [Volume number] 3..
5. Book: Moradi, Golmorad . Ein Jahr autonome Regierung in Kurdistan: die Mahabad-Republik 1946-1947 : Geschichte der kurdischen Aufstandsbewegungen von der arabisch-islamischen Invasion bis zur Mahabad-Republik . . 1992 . 256.
6. Book: Anne Matheson . Sylvia . Persia an archaeological guide . 1976 . . 978-0571093052 . 97 . 28 April 2025.
7. Web site: fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان غربی . General Population and Housing Census 2006: West Azerbaijan Province . fa . Persian: rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] . http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/04.xls . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094953/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/04.xls . 20 September 2011 . Excel . 25 September 2022.
8. Web site: fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان غربی . General Population and Housing Census 2011: West Azerbaijan Province . fa . Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University . https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/West-Azerbaijan.xls . https://web.archive.org/web/20230120205939/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/West-Azerbaijan.xls . 20 January 2023 . Persian: rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] . Excel . 19 December 2022.
9. Web site: fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان غربی . General Population and Housing Census 2016: West Azerbaijan Province . fa . Persian: rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] . https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_04.xlsx . https://web.archive.org/web/20220830042935/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_04.xlsx . 30 August 2022 . Excel . 19 December 2022.
10. Book: Kia, Mehrdad . Mehrdad Kia . The Clash of Empires and the Rise of Kurdish Proto-Nationalism, 1905–1926: Ismail Agha Simko and the Campaign for an Independent Kurdish State . 2023-11-19 . . 978-3-031-44973-4 . 193–199 . en.
11. Book: Arfa, Hassan . Hasan Arfa . Under Five Shahs . 1965 . en.
12. Book: Gunter, Michael M. . Michael Gunter . The A to Z of the Kurds . 2009-06-22 . Scarecrow Press . 978-0-8108-6334-7 . en.