Miandoab
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 Iran
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| Province : | West Azerbaijan | ||
| Coordinates : | 36 ° 58 ′ N , 46 ° 7 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 1292 m | ||
| Residents : | 128,840 (2012) | ||
| Time zone : | UTC +3: 30 | ||
Miandoab ( Persian میاندوآب; Mīāndūāb) is a city in the Iranian province of West Azerbaijan . The population is just under 129,000 (2012).
Miandoab, which is called Qoshachay in Azerbaijani , is located in the delta region of the two rivers Zarrineh and Simineh . The city is surrounded by fertile soil and has a Mediterranean climate . There has also been a sugar factory here since the early 20th century.
The majority of the population are Azerbaijanis and also Kurds . Most of the Azeris are Shiites , but there are also larger groups of Ahl-e Haqq and Alevis in and around Miandoab. Before the Islamic Revolution in 1979, many Baha'i lived here too .
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