page_title: Urmia
section_title: Education
hierarchical_section_title: Urmia / Education
caption_attribution_description: English: this is a picture of Shahid Chamran Hall of Urmia University, taken By Farzad Golghasemi
context_page_description: Urmia or Orumiyeh is the largest city in West Azerbaijan Province of Iran and the capital of Urmia County. It is situated at an altitude of 1,330 metres above sea level, and is located along the Shahar River on the Urmia Plain. Lake Urmia, one of the world's largest salt lakes, lies to the east of the city, and the mountainous Turkish border area lies to the west.
  Urmia is the 10th most populated city in Iran. At the 2012 census, its population was 667,499, with 197,749 households. The city's inhabitants are predominantly Azerbaijani people who speak the Azerbaijani language. There are also minorities of Kurds, Persians, Assyrians, and Armenians. The city is the trading center for a fertile agricultural region where fruits and tobacco are grown. Even though, the majority of the residents of Urmia are Muslims, but the Christian history of Urmia is well preserved and is especially evident in the city's many churches and cathedrals.
  An important town by the 9th century, the city has had a diverse population which has at times included Muslims, Christians, Jews, Bahá'ís and Sufis.
context_section_description: The first modern style school established in Urmia in 1834.
caption: Urmia University's hall
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