Urmia
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably from Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܐܘܪ (w-r, “city”), a common Assyrian name for cities around Mesopotamia, and ܡܝܐ (miyā, “water”), referring to the great lake nearby.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɜːmɪə/
Proper noun
[edit]Urmia
- A salt lake northwestern Iran, near Turkey.
- A city in Iran, the seat of Urmia County's Central District, and the capital of West Azerbaijan Province, on the shore of the lake of the same name.
- A county of Iran, around the city.
Translations
[edit]lake in Iran
city and county in Iran