Salmas

Salmas
سلماس
City
Salmas
Salmas is located in Iran
Salmas
Salmas
Coordinates: 38°12′10″N 44°46′01″E / 38.20278°N 44.76694°E / 38.20278; 44.76694[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountySalmas
DistrictCentral
Earliest Recognition224–242 AD
Rebuilt1930
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council
 • BodySalmas
 • MayorN/A
Area
 • Total9.26 sq mi (24.0 km2)
 • Land9.26 sq mi (24.0 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
 • Metro
4.75 sq mi (12.3 km2)
Elevation
4,532 ft (1,381 m)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total92,811
 • RankTBA, Iran
 • Density10,000/sq mi (3,900/km2)
Demonym(s)Salmasi, Salmassi
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
ZIP code
58811 58XXX 58991
Area code44

Salmas (Persian: سلماس)[a] is a city in the Central District of Salmas County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[5] It is northwest of Lake Urmia, near Turkey.[6]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (27 September 2024). "Salmas, Salmas County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2016 West Azerbaijan Province was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Salmas can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3082081" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ "List of all entries". Assyrian Languages. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Bosworth, C. E. (2012). "Salmās". Encyclopedia of Islam. doi:10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_6560.


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