Khoy
Persian: خوی | |
|---|---|
City | |
  Khoy | |
| Coordinates: 38°32′47″N 44°57′15″E / 38.54639°N 44.95417°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | West Azerbaijan |
| County | Khoy |
| District | Central |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hassan Nasrollah pour |
| • Parliament | Adel Najafzadeh |
| Elevation | 1,148 m (3,769 ft) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 198,845 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Area code | 044-3 |
| Website | www |
Khoy (Persian and Azerbaijani: خوی)[a] is a city in the Central District of Khoy County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[6] Occupied since Median times, it shares a long history as an important Christian center.[7]
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (25 September 2024). "Khoy, Khoy County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ "Xoy, Iran Page". Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
2016 West Azerbaijan Provincewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Khoy can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3071618" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ "چوار کۆڵبەر لە سنورەکانی بانە و خۆی کوژران و برینداربون" (in Kurdish). 9 May 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of West Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Urmia. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Notification 82808/T137. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
- ^ Andrew Burke, "Iran" pp. 138. Lonely Planet. ISBN 1742203493
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