Oshnavieh اشنويه بژی کورد | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 37°02′23″N 45°05′54″E / 37.03972°N 45.09833°ECoordinates: 37°02′23″N 45°05′54″E / 37.03972°N 45.09833°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | West Azerbaijan |
County | Oshnavieh |
Bakhsh | Central |
Population (2016 Census) | |
• Total | 39,801 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
Oshnavieh (Persian: اشنويه, romanized: Oshnavīyeh;[1] Kurdish: Şino ,شنۆ[2][3]) is a city in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran & the capital of Oshnavieh County. At the 2016 census, its population was 40,000 in 2000 families.[4]
Oshnewia is bordered by Nagada to the east, by Piranshahr to the south, by Oromie to the north and by Iraqi Kurdistan to the west.
The spoken language in the city is Kurdish, while the official language in schools and offices is Persian.
At the time of Iran-Iraq war, Ba'athist Iraq regime bombed some localities of Oshnavieh in the province of West Azerbaijan --on 2 August 1988-- by applying chemical bombs against them;[5] and as a consequence of those attacks, approximate 2700 persons were injured.[6]
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