National Geoscience Database Of IRAN - State: Azarbayjan-e-Gharbi

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Western Azerbaijan Province with about total area 43660 km2 is situated at NW of Iran surrounded by Eastern Azerbaijan and Zanjan provinces. Nakhjavan republic at north, Turkey and Iraq at west have common border with west Azerbaijan province. The center of this province is Urumiyeh city which is 864 km far from Tehran.The climate of this province is under the influence of humid aerial current of Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean and cold weather of Russia. Therefore the precipitation in the form of snow and rain is considerable. The province is highly vegetated in the form of natural and artificial forests and graze yard. Principal spoken language is Persian, Azari and Kordish. Minority of people speaks Armenian, (Hebrew) and Asurian language. Agriculture and animal husbandry have principal role in the economy of the province, but industry is less developed in this province with comparison of other provinces.