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Tourism ministers of Islamic countries selected the historical city of Tabriz as the capital of Islamic tourism in 2018
On the final day of the 9th Islamic Conference of Tourism Ministers (December 21-23) in Niamey, Niger, ministers of tourism of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states approved the selection of Tabriz as the capitals of Islamic tourism in 2018
Numerous famous Islamic cities were nominated as the possible candidates, among which Tabriz was chosen, thanks to its cultural and historical potentials, its beauties and all its brilliant tourist future. This magnificent title will definitely be the most important step of all international achievements of Tabriz
Indeed, the old history, rich culture, brilliant civilization, matchless tourist attractions, undeniable social potentials, soothing weather , traditional sites, modern shopping centers and a vast array of capabilities in different fields can lead help Tabriz with realizing the goals of Tabriz 2018
Taken on tour of Iran and Tabriz city , Armenia & Georgia with travel photographer Richard I'Anson (Travel Photographer; Author of Lonely
Planet's Guide to Travel Photography; Photo Tour Leader; World Nomads
Mentor; Canon Master Australia - Melbourne) 2017
The Blue Mosque
village of Kandovan, Iran
Municipality building and Time Square in Tabriz
the bazaar in Tabriz
Workshops in the carpet section of bazaar in Tabriz
Urmia is the second largest city in the Iranian Azerbaijan and the capital of West Azerbaijan Province. Urmia is situated at an altitude of 1,330 m above sea level, and is located along the Shahar Chay river (City 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 Iranian Azerbaijanis who speak Azeri Turkish. as well as Iran's official language, Persian. There are also minorities of Kurds, Assyrians, and Armenians. The city is the trading center for a fertile agricultural region where fruits (especially apples and grapes) and tobacco are grown
An important town by the 9th century, Urmia was seized by the Seljuk Turks (1084), and later occupied a number of times by the Ottoman Turks. For centuries the city has had a diverse population which has at times included Muslims (Shias and Sunnis), Christians (Catholics, Protestants, Nestorians, and Orthodox), Jews, Bahá'ís and Sufis. Around 1900, Christians made up more than 40% of the city's population, however, most of the Christians fled in 1918 / as a result of the Persian Campaign during World War I and the Armenian and Assyrian Genocides
The name Urmia originated in the Kingdom of Urartu. Urartian fortresses and artifacts found across Azerbaijan and into the Azerbaijan province of Iran denote a Urartian etymology. The city's Armenian population also complements the idea of a Urartian origin. Richard Nelson Frye also suggested a Urartian origin for the name
T. Burrow connected the origin of the name Urmia to Indo-Iranian urmi- "wave" and urmya- "undulating, wavy", which is due to the local Assyrian folk etymology for the name which related "Mia" to Syriac meaning "water." Hence Urmia simply means 'Watertown" — a befitting name for a city situated by a lake and surrounded by rivers, would be the cradle of water. This also suggests, that the Assyrians referred to the Urartian influence in Urmia as ancestors of the inhabitants of the Sumerian city state Ur, referenced Biblically as "Ur of the Chaldees". Further association of the Urmia/Urartian/Ur etymology from the Assyrian folk legend is the fact that the Urartian language is also referenced as the Chaldean language, a standardized simplification of Neo-Assyrian cuneiform, which originated from the accreditation to Urartian chief god Ḫaldi or Khaldi. Thus the root of Urmia is an Assyrian reference to the etymology of the Urartu/Ur Kingdoms and the Aramaic word "Mia" meaning water, which as T. Burrow noted, referenced the city that is situated by a lake and surrounded by rivers
As of 1921, Urmia was also called, Urumia and Urmi. During the Pahlavi Dynasty (1925–1979), the city was called Rezaiyeh[nb 3] after Rezā Shāh, the dynasty's founder, whose name ultimately derives from the Islamic concept of rida via the Eighth Imam in Twelver Shia Islam, Ali al-Ridha
According to Vladimir Minorsky, there were villages in the Urmia plain as early as 2000 BC, with their civilization under the influence of the Kingdom of Van. The excavations of the ancient ruins near Urmia led to the discovery of utensils that date to the 20th century BC. In ancient times, the west bank of Urmia Lake was called Gilzan, and in the ninth century BC an independent government ruled there, which later joined the Urartu or Mana empire; in the 8th century BC, the area was a vassal of the Asuzh government until it joined the Median Empire after its formation
During the Safavid era, the neighboring Ottoman Turks, who were the archrivals of the Safavids, made several incursions into the city and captured it on more than one occasion, but the Safavids successfully defended their control over the area. When in 1622, during the reign of Safavid king Abbas I (r. 1588–1629) Qasem Sultan Afshar was appointed governor of Mosul,[17][18] he was forced to leave his office shortly afterwards due to the outbreak of a plague.[18] He moved to the western part of Azerbaijan, and became the founder of the Afshar community of Urmia.[18] The city was the capital of the Urmia Khanate from 1747–1865. The first monarch of Iran's Qajar dynasty, Agha Muhammad Khan, was crowned in Urmia in 1795
Nights of URMIA LAKE
Lakes and Ponds Urmia Lake Natural Park Hasanloo Lake Marmisho lake Shahrchay ِDam Urmia Lake Islands
Lagoons Haft Abad Soole Dokel Dana Boğan Ali Pancesi Isti Sou
Parks Park-e Saat (Clock Park) Park-e Jangali (Jungle Park) Ellar Bagi (People`s Garden) Park-e Shahr (City Park) Park-e Saheli (Riverside Park) Park-e Shaghayegh Alghadir Park Tokhmemorghi (Oval) Park Ghaem Park ...
Touristic Coastal Villages Chichest Bari Fanoos Sier Band Khoshako
Urmia city Timelapse
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Landscape Attractions Qasimlu Valley Kazem Dashi Islet in Lake Urmia Kashtiban Village Imamzada Village Silvana Region Rashekan to Dash Aghol Nazloo Dalamper Kaboodan Island
Museums Natural History Museum – Displays the animals native to the vicinity of Urmia Urmia Museum – Archaeological museum affiliated with the faculty of Shahid Beheshti University Urmia Museum of Crafts and Classical Arts Urmia Museum of َAntrophology