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Orumiyeh

British  
/ ɒˈruːmiːjə /

noun

  1. another name for Lake Urmia

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Even as top Iranian officials and the military issued apologies, protests against authorities spread across Iran including in the capital Tehran, Shiraz, Esfahan, Hamedan and Orumiyeh.

From Reuters

A beached Iranian boat, seen through the shattered window of an abandoned ship, on the salty bed of Lake Orumiyeh.

From BBC

On Jan. 10, a Boeing 727 belonging to national carrier Iran Air crashed near the northern city of Orumiyeh, killing at least 77 people.

From BusinessWeek

He dedicated the victory to the families of the victims of the plane crash in the Iranian city of Orumiyeh on Sunday, which killed at least 77 people.

From New York Times

The aircraft missed an initial landing attempt and was circling when it disappeared from the radar screens of Orumiyeh approach tower at about 7:45 p.m. local time, the state-run Fars news agency said.

From BusinessWeek