Oshnavieh

Oshnavieh
Oshnavieh; اشنويه بژی کورد
	City
	Oshnavieh
	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	Iran
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.

Iran-Iraq war

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]

References

^ Oshnavieh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3077462" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^ "Pêşmergeyên Rojhilatî derbasî nav bajarê Şino bûn!" (in Kurdish). 17 September 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
^ "لە کوێستانەکانی شنۆ شەڕ لەنێوان سوپای پاسداران و گرووپێکی نەناسراو روویدا" (in Kurdish). 9 June 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
^ "Anniversary of Oshnavieh bombard". tabnak.ir. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
^ "Oshnavieh bombard". farsnews.com. Retrieved 11 June 2019.

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[1] Oshnavieh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3077462" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

[2] "Pêşmergeyên Rojhilatî derbasî nav bajarê Şino bûn!" (in Kurdish). 17 September 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2020.

[3] "لە کوێستانەکانی شنۆ شەڕ لەنێوان سوپای پاسداران و گرووپێکی نەناسراو روویدا" (in Kurdish). 9 June 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2020.

[4] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.

[5] "Anniversary of Oshnavieh bombard". tabnak.ir. Retrieved 11 June 2019.

[6] "Oshnavieh bombard". farsnews.com. Retrieved 11 June 2019.

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