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'''Khoy''' ({{lang-fa|'''خوی'''}}, {{lang-az|'''Хой''', '''Xoy'''}}), (sometimes spelt Khoi, Khuy,<ref>van Donzel, E. J. (compiler) (1994) "Khoi" ''Islamic Desk Reference'' E.J. Brill, Leiden, p. 208 ISBN 90-04-09738-4</ref>, Khvoy<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IR/2/Khvoy.html "Khvoy, Iran"] Falling Rain Genomics, Inc.</ref> and Xoy), is a city in [[West Azarbaijan Province]], [[Iran]]. It is located north of the province's capital and largest city [[Urmia]], and 807&nbsp;km north-west to [[Tehran]]. The region's economy is based around [[agriculture]], particularly the production of fruit, grain, and timber. As of 2006 census, the city had a population of 178,708, with an estimated 2008 population of 184,409. The local language in Khoy is [[Azeri]], whilst most inhabitants are intelligeable in the [[Persian language|Persian]] language also. The main religion is [[Shia]] Islam.<ref>"[http://xoy.ir/ All things and news about Khoy]," '' All things and news about Khoy ''.</ref>
'''Khoy''' ({{lang-fa|'''خوی'''}}, {{lang-az|'''Хой''', '''Xoy'''}}), (sometimes spelt Khoi, Khuy,<ref>van Donzel, E. J. (compiler) (1994) "Khoi" ''Islamic Desk Reference'' E.J. Brill, Leiden, p. 208 ISBN 90-04-09738-4</ref>, Khvoy<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IR/2/Khvoy.html "Khvoy, Iran"] Falling Rain Genomics, Inc.</ref> and Xoy), is a city in [[West Azarbaijan Province]], [[Iran]]. It is located north of the province's capital and largest city [[Urmia]], and 807&nbsp;km north-west to [[Tehran]]. The region's economy is based around [[agriculture]], particularly the production of fruit, grain, and timber. Khoy is nicknamed as the [[Sunflower]] city of Iran. As of 2006 census, the city had a population of 178,708, with an estimated 2008 population of 184,409. The local language in Khoy is [[Azeri]], whilst most inhabitants are intelligeable in the [[Persian language|Persian]] language also. The main religion is [[Shia]] Islam.<ref>"[http://xoy.ir/ All things and news about Khoy]," '' All things and news about Khoy ''.</ref>
<ref>"[http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gpro&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-106&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=&geo=462730497 Khvoy]," ''World Gazetteer''.</ref>
<ref>"[http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gpro&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-106&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=&geo=462730497 Khvoy]," ''World Gazetteer''.</ref>


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Khoy was attacked by [[Russia]] in 1827. In 1911 it was occupied by [[Ottoman Empire|Turkish]] troops, followed in [[World War I]] by [[Russia]]n troops, who withdrew in 1917. In [[World War II]] it was again occupied by [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] troops, who remained until 1946.
Khoy was attacked by [[Russia]] in 1827. In 1911 it was occupied by [[Ottoman Empire|Turkish]] troops, followed in [[World War I]] by [[Russia]]n troops, who withdrew in 1917. In [[World War II]] it was again occupied by [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] troops, who remained until 1946.

==Economy==
During most of the 19th and 20th Centuries the area around Khoy was primarily small farms growing cotton. However, in the 1960s sunflowers and pumpkins started to be grown for their seed. Now half (30 thousand hectares) of the tilled acreage is in these two crops.<ref>[http://www.irna.ir/View/FullStory/?NewsId=730482&IdZone=47 "Winter market for sunflower seeds and nuts from Khoy has suffered depression"] Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), in Farsi</ref> hence Khoy is sometimes called the [[sunflower]] city of Iran.


==Famous places==
==Famous places==

Revision as of 10:20, 15 February 2010

For the radio station in Laredo, Texas, see KHOY.
Khoy
Khoy
Darvazeh Sangi («Rocky door»), Khoy's Bazaar.
Darvazeh Sangi («Rocky door»), Khoy's Bazaar.
Country Iran
ProvinceWest Azarbaijan Province
CountyKhoy County
Elevation
[1]
1,148 m (3,769 ft)
Population
 • Total189,405
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRST)
Area code0461
Websitehttp://www.khoycity.ir/

Khoy (Persian: خوی, Azerbaijani: Хой, Xoy), (sometimes spelt Khoi, Khuy,[2], Khvoy[3] and Xoy), is a city in West Azarbaijan Province, Iran. It is located north of the province's capital and largest city Urmia, and 807 km north-west to Tehran. The region's economy is based around agriculture, particularly the production of fruit, grain, and timber. Khoy is nicknamed as the Sunflower city of Iran. As of 2006 census, the city had a population of 178,708, with an estimated 2008 population of 184,409. The local language in Khoy is Azeri, whilst most inhabitants are intelligeable in the Persian language also. The main religion is Shia Islam.[4] [5]

Architecture

Khoy was fortified at various times in its history, most recently by the Qajar dynasty in the Nineteenth Century. It is well known for the tomb of Shams Tabrizi, renowned Iranian poet and mystic.

History

Khoy was located on the Silk Road.

Khoy was the capital of the Emirate of Khoy (Her), born out of the Vaspurakan Kingdom between 908 and 1021. Between 1208 and 1210 it was occupied by the forces of Tamar of Georgia.[6]

On 15 July 1478 (14 Rabi' II 883), in the Battle of Khoy, Sultan Khalil (Khalil Mirza) was killed and his forces dispersed by generals Bayandur and Sulayman Beg leading the confederated forces of Ya'qub, who then took the Akkoyunlular throne.[7]

Khoy again came under Turkic rule during the Seljuq period. After the death of Turkic Emperor Nadir Shah Afshar in 1747, Khoy once again broke away from Iran along with several other states, including Afghanistan, becoming the Khanate of Khoy (1747-1813). The return of Khoy to Iran was precipitated by the Russian threat during the Russo-Persian Wars.

Khoy was attacked by Russia in 1827. In 1911 it was occupied by Turkish troops, followed in World War I by Russian troops, who withdrew in 1917. In World War II it was again occupied by Soviet troops, who remained until 1946.

Famous places

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Khoy.
  • Tomb of Shams Tabrizi
  • Bastam and Bolourabad historical castles
  • Khatoon [old] bridge
  • Old stone gate of the city
  • Old bazaar of Khoy

Famous people

References

  1. ^ "Khoy, Iran Page". Retrieved 2008-07-07.
  2. ^ van Donzel, E. J. (compiler) (1994) "Khoi" Islamic Desk Reference E.J. Brill, Leiden, p. 208 ISBN 90-04-09738-4
  3. ^ "Khvoy, Iran" Falling Rain Genomics, Inc.
  4. ^ "All things and news about Khoy," All things and news about Khoy .
  5. ^ "Khvoy," World Gazetteer.
  6. ^ Cook, Bernard A. (2006) Women and War: A Historical Encyclopedia From Antiquity to the Present ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, Calif., p. 579, ISBN 1-85109-770-8
  7. ^ Woods, John E. (1999) The Aqquyunlu: Clan, Confederation, Empire University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City, p. 128, ISBN 0-87480-565-1

External links

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