Urmia
Americannoun
noun
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Bakerzadeh dreamed of returning to run his mobile-phone store, he told fellow inmates in the main prison of Urmia, a city in Iran’s northwest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
The most notable gatherings took place in the capital Tehran, where strikes have ceased since a fragile ceasefire came into effect on Tuesday night, as well as the northwest city of Urmia and northeast Gorgan.
From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026
At least half a dozen universities in cities including Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz and Urmia said courses would be held remotely for the next few weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 28, 2026
New videos of protests in recent days have also emerged, with BBC Persian verifying those filmed in the central city of Arak and the western cities of Tabriz, Urmia and Khorramabad.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2026
The Turks advanced into Persia south of Lake Urmia, and, meeting with no resistance from Persia, moved northward toward the Russian frontier.
From History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War by Francis Andrew March
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