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Oshnavieh County
شهرستان اشنویه
Location of Oshnavieh County in West Azerbaijan Province.
Location of Oshnavieh County in West Azerbaijan Province.
Country Iran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CapitalOshnavieh
Bakhsh (Districts)Central District, Nalus District
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
63,798
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
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Oshnavieh (Template:Lang-fa)(in local Kurdish: 'اشنۆ'شنۆ'شنه‌) is a county in West Azerbaijan Province, in northwestern Iran. It lies west of Lake Urmia about 1,300 metres above sea level. The capital of the county is Oshnavieh. It lies in the on border to the Kurdish provinces Iraq. The county is surrounded by huge mountains who keep the mild weather even under the summers. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 63,798, in 12,998 families.[1] The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District and Nalus District. The county has two cities: Oshnavieh and Nalus.

The population of Oshnavieh is Kurdish and most of them are Sunni Muslims.

References

  1. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.