Oshnavieh County

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Oshnavieh County
Persian: شهرستان اشنویه
County
Zharabad Road
Zharabad Road
Location of Oshnavieh County in West Azerbaijan province (center left, yellow)
Location of Oshnavieh County in West Azerbaijan province (center left, yellow)
Location of West Azerbaijan province in Iran
Location of West Azerbaijan province in Iran
Coordinates: 37°04′N 45°05′E / 37.067°N 45.083°E / 37.067; 45.083[1][2]
Country Iran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
Established1996[3]
CapitalOshnavieh
DistrictsCentral, Nalus
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
73,886
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Oshnavieh County (Persian: شهرستان اشنویه)[a] is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Oshnavieh.[3]

History

During the Iran-Iraq war, the Ba'athist Iraq regime bombarded some parts of Oshnavieh in West Azerbaijan province (on 2 August 1988) by Chemical bombs,[5][6] and about 2700 persons were injured as a result of that.[7]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 63,798 in 12,998 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 70,030 people in 17,778 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 73,886 in 19,336 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

Oshnavieh County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Oshnavieh County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[8]2011[9]2016[4]
Central District48,48254,02357,628
Dasht-e Bil RD8,2719,0969,178
Oshnavieh-ye Shomali RD10,31512,2048,649
Oshnavieh (city)29,89632,72339,801
Nalus District15,31616,00716,258
Haq RD8,5568,8249,168
Oshnavieh-ye Jonubi RD[b]4,2724,2454,117
Nalus (city)2,4882,9382,973
Total63,79870,03073,886
RD = Rural District

Geography

The county lies west of Lake Urmia about 1,300 metres above sea level, on the border with the Kurdish provinces of Iraq. The county is surrounded by high mountains which remain cool even at the height of summer.

See also

Media related to Oshnavieh County at Wikimedia Commons

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Notes

  1. ↑ Kurdish: 'اشنۆ'شنۆ'شنه‌
  2. ↑ Formerly Godar Rural District[10]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (27 September 2024). "دهستان اشنویه شمالی, بخش مرکزی [Oshnavieh-ye Shomali Rural District, Central District], Oshnavieh County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "338M+M88 Parvaneh, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  3. 1 2 Habibi, Hassan (8 December 1996) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1375/09/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات تقسیمات کشوری در استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Reforms of national divisions in West Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 44EA0F85-4DC0-4000-8182-5C5A7E7AE708. شماره دوره [Course number] 75. Archived from the original on 22 December 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "Anniversary of Oshnavieh bombard". tabnak.ir. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Oshanavieh chemical attack". yjc.ir. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  7. ↑ "Oshnavieh bombard". farsnews.ir. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  8. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  9. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: West Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  10. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (16 May 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/02/26 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب اصلاحاتی در دهستانهای استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Approval of reforms in rural districts of West Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] B2E87E5A-8C12-42D9-9648-6CBC38BD052D. شماره دوره [Course number] 69. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2025.