West Azerbaijan province

Province of Iran

West Azarbaijan or West Azerbaijan (Persian: آذربایجان غربی, Āzarbāijān-e Gharbī; Kurdish: Azerbaycanî Rojawa; Azerbaijani: Qərbi Azərbaycan) is one of the 30 provinces of Iran.

West Azerbaijan Province
استان آذربایجان غربی
Map of Iran with West Azerbaijan highlighted
Location of West Azerbaijan within Iran
Coordinates: 37°33′10″N 45°04′33″E / 37.5528°N 45.0759°E / 37.5528; 45.0759
CountryIran
CapitalUrmia
Counties17
Area
 • Total37,437 km2 (14,455 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total2,949,426
 • Density79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+03:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+04:30 (IRST)
Main language(s)Persian (official)
local languages:
Azerbaijani[1][2][3][4]
Kurdish[5]
Armenian
Assyrian[6][7]

The province of West Azarbaijan covers an area of 39,487 km² (or 43,660 km² including Lake Urmia). The capital city of the province is Urmia. The majority of the population of the province consists of Azerbaijanis and Kurds with a smaller minority of Persians.

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