Shahindej

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Shahindej or shahindezh (old name Sayin dezh ) is a city in West Azarbaijan Province, northwestern Iran, with a population of 34,204 according to the 2006 census [1], southeast of Lake Urmia about 1,300 metres above sea level.

The population of Shahindej is Kurdish and Azeri and chahardovly.[2][3]

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  1. ^ "Azarbayejān-e Gharbi: agglomérations" World Gazetteer
  2. ^ Sistâni, Iraj Afšâr (1987) Ilhâ, chadornešinân wa táawâyef-e 'ašâyeri-e Irân 2 vols., Tehran, pp. 137-195
  3. ^ Komisiun-e melli-e Yunesko (UNESCO) dar Irân (1963) Irânšahr 2 vols., Tehran, v. I, pp. 117-29

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