West Azarbaijan

Iranian cargo train derailed in NW Iran

Tehran, IRNA – An Iranian cargo train, heading to Turkey, ran off the tracks in Qatur city of Khoy, West Azerbaijan, an official with the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) said.
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Fifteen terrorists arrested in Iran's West Azerbaijan province

Urmia, IRNA – Iranian security forces have arrested 15 terrorists plotting to conduct a terrorist attack in the capital Tehran, says the chief justice of West Azerbaijan, a province in northwest Iran that borders Iraq and Turkey.
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Iran's police seize large meth haul in West Azarbaijan

Urmia, IRNA – Iranian counter-narcotic police have confiscated a 100-kilogram cargo of methamphetamine in the northwestern Iranian province of West Azerbaijan, the provincial police chief has announced.
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Iran ready to cooperate with Indonesian businesspersons

Urmia, IRNA – Governor of Iran’s West Azarbaijan province Mohammad Sadegh Motamedian has said voiced his province's readiness to cooperate with Indonesian businesspersons.
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Iran begins construction of industrial, mineral complex in northwestern city

Urmia, IRNA – Iran has launched the construction of an industrial and mineral complex in its West Azerbaijan province, northwest of the country.
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3rd phase of wastewater treatment plant in Urmia

A third phase of the wastewater treatment plant in Urmia, the capital of Iran's West Azarbaijan province, was launched on June 19, 2023 to help raise the annual inflow of water to the troubled Urmia Lake by 51 million cubic meters per year. (IRNA photos, Ali Arsalani)
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74 combat guns seized in NW Iran

Urmia, IRNA – In an operation on Tuesday, some 74 combat guns were confiscated in a region in Iran’s northwestern province of West Azarbaijan along the border with Iraq, according to a local official.
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Earthquake of magnitude 5.9 strikes Khoy, NW Iran

Urmia, IRNA – An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale jolted the city of Khoy, West Azarbaijan Province in northwest Iran.
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Magnitude 5.4 quake in Iran's Khoy leaves 196 injured

Khoy, West Azarbaijan, IRNA - An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale which struck Khoy in the West Azarbaijan Province in Northwestern Iran on Wednesday afternoon has injured nearly 200 people.
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Earthquake jolts northwestern Iran

Tehran, IRNA – A 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit Khoy county in the northwestern Iranian province of West Azarbaijan on Wednesday.
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Yalda Night in land of tribes and religions

Urmia, IRNA – Chilleh Geje Si (the Yalda Night) is an ancient festivity celebrated by the people living in Iran’s West Azarbaijan province, a territory inhabited by different ethnic and religious groups.
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West Azarbaijan governor general hails Iran-Turkiye durable ties

Urmya, IRNA – Cultural, social and religious commonalities between Iran and Turkiye have made ties between the two neighboring countries durable, said Mohammad Sadeq Mo’tamedian, the governor general of West Azarbaijan Province, northwest Iran.
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US imposes sanctions on more Iranian officials over riots response

New York, IRNA – The US Treasury Department on Wednesday imposed sanctions on more Iranian officials over the country’s response to the recent riots in the country.
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Quake in northwest Iran causes no casualties

Orumiyeh, IRNA – Governor of Khoy County, the center of the earthquake occurred in northwest Iran, has announced no casualties after the 5.4-magnitue quake on Wednesday.
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15 Iranian and foreign teams to partake in Tour of Iranian Azarbaijan

Tehran, IRNA – The spokesman of the Cycling Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran said here on Sunday that 12 foreign and three Iranian cycling teams will take part in the 35th Tour of Iranian Azerbaijan.
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Iran, Iraqi KRG discuss boosting mutual cooperation

Tehran, IRNA – Mohammad Sadegh Motamedian, governor of West Azerbaijan in northwest Iran in a meeting with Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Masrour Barzani on Tuesday discussed ways of mutual cooperation.
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Beautiful rapeseed fields in NW Iran

Cultivation of rapeseed in the fields around Lake Urmia because of the lower need for irrigation is one of the measures that can accelerate the revival of this lake. Rapeseed oil has a high nutritional value due to its lack of cholesterol and saturated fatty acids. Orumiyeh, West Azarbaijan Province, Iran. June 4, 2020. IRNA/ Taha Asgharkhani
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Pres. Raisi inspects aerospace achievements in West Azarbaijan

Urmia, IRNA – Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has inspected aerospace achievements, including light and semi-light aircrafts as well as drone and satellite manufactured by innovators in Orumiyeh, capital of West Azarbaijan province.
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Italian envoy hopes for revival of Iran deal

Oroumiyeh, IRNA – Italy’s Ambassador in Tehran Giuseppe Perrone said that the Italian businesses were interested in Iran’s market and his country hoped for the 2015 nuclear deal to be revived and fresh relations between Iran and Europe to begin.
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Spring beauties in Oshnavieh, NW Iran

With the arrival of spring, nature revives and flaunts its beauty as the trees are green and in full blossoms in Oshnavieh County, West Azarbaijan Province in Iran. April 6, 2022. IRNA/Sara Maroufi
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Iran dismantles Zionist-affiliate spy network

Urmia, IRNA - Iranian intelligence forces have succeeded in dismantling the biggest spy network affiliated to the Zionist regime in West Azarbaijan province, northwestern Iran.
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Iran's growing exports opens gate to flourishing trade with Europe

Orumiyeh, IRNA – Iran has exported 143,000 tons of goods in the last ten months through its northwesternmost border cross – Bazargan.
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Foreign tourists visit Takht-e Soleyman in NW Iran

Tourists from France, Russia, Switzerland, and Japan visited the historical monuments and nature of Takab in West Azerbaijan Province, including Takht-e-Soleyman, Prison of Solomon, and Gheinarjah Falls. Mahabad, West Azarbaijan Province, northwestern Iran. January 10, 2022. IRNA.
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Bazargan Border point linking domestic, int'l trades

Orumiyeh, IRNA - Bazargan as the most active border point in Iran, which is located in West Azarbaijan Province, has turned into the symbol of connecting domestic and foreign trades.
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Iran dismantles anti-Revolution groups' positions in northern Iraq

Orumieh, IRNA – Deputy commander of the Iranian forces in West Azarbaijan Brigadier General Majid Arjmandfar said in response to anti-Revolution forces' movements in Iranian common borders with northern Iraq, four positions of these groups were targeted by smart bullets.
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Iran dismantles terrorist team in West Azarbaijan province

Orumiyeh, IRNA – The Orumiyeh office of Intelligence Ministry has managed to identify and destroy a terrorist team in an area located between Piranshahr and Naqadeh cities in the south of country’s West Azarbaijan province.
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Latest situation of Lake Urmia in northwest Iran

Despite decrease in rainfall in recent months and increase in density of salt, the Lake Urmia is experiencing a stable situation. Lake Urmia began shrinking in the mid-2000s due to decades of longstanding drought spells and elevated hot summer temperatures. To save the lake, Iran started a joint project with the UN Development Program (UNDP) funded jointly by the Iranian and the Japanese governments in 2013. The revival efforts focused on redirecting rivers to irrigate farmland, thus avoiding use of water from the lake and the promotion of more sustainable farming methods. West Azarbaijan Province, northwestern Iran, August 24, 2021. IRNA/Taha Asgharkhani
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Iran security forces dismantle terror team in W Azarbaijan

Orumiyeh, IRNA - Hamzeh Seyed al-Shohada headquarters of the IRGC Ground Force said in a statement on Tuesday that their forces had confronted and dismantled a terrorist team in Bukan, West Azarbaijan Province, Iran.
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Climbers conquer Oshnavieh mountains in northwestern Iran

A group of mountaineers in Mahabad city conquered "Randoleh Mountain" of Oshnavieh County in West Azarbaijan Province. Mahabad, Iran, Jan 13, 2020. IRNA
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Iran dismantles network of int'l arms, drug traffickers

Tehran, Dec 6, IRNA – Iran's Ministry of Intelligence on Sunday announced the identification and arrest of the main members of the international arms, ammunition, and drug trafficking gang led by the two foreign nationals inside the country.
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