Introducing Province

The northwest of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the West Azerbaijan, between 35 degrees And 58 minutes to 39 degrees 46 minutes north latitude and 44 degrees 3 minutes to 47 Degree is 23 minutes east length and has a temperate climate, semi -arid and The semi -humid mountainous is influenced by the wetness of the Atlantic and the Mediterranean.This Province, excluding Lake Urmia area, with 37411 km miles, more than It holds 3 million people.

West Azerbaijan with 3 foreign countries of Azerbaijan, Turkey and Iraq. It has a soil and on the other hand, in the fourth country, Armenia, with a short distance of 15 It is located and is the most unique province in Iran. With 2.3 % of the country's soil, about 16 % of Iran's land border with It has its own neighboring countries.

This spectacular province, with a huge and long -standing historical support and people of religions, Different religions and ethnicities, including Shiites, Sunni, Turkish, Kurdish, Assyrian and Armenian As a symbol of peaceful empathy and coexistence in the world, based on the last divisions The country has 17 cities, 40 districts, 43 cities and 4485 in the year 94.

Public capacity and potential

• Neighborhood with 3 Iraqi, Turkish and Azerbaijan and neighborhood with Armenia with 15 km away.
• Having borderline entry and entry (Poldasht, Bazargan, Cedar, Razi and Piranshahr) and the benefit of 7 markets and 9 customs on the common border with 3 countries mentioned.
• Crossing the only road transit road and railway to Turkey and Europe Province and establishment on the East and West Corridor.
• Iran-Turkey-European gas pipeline crossing the province for oil export and export And gas.
• Urmia International Airport and Khoy Airport and Maku Airport.
• Mako Free Trade-Industrial Zone, Salmas and Cedar Special Economic Zone.

Capacities and potentials of the agricultural sector

• Three major garden products including apples, grapes, peaches
• Two major and strategic crops including wheat
• Supply part of the country's protein and animal material
• Using forage cultivation and waste from the process of producing workshops and Agricultural conversion factories, scum from the production process that value They have livestock food, in the production of livestock and poultry and fisheries in the province.
• Having convenient forest lands and the ability to produce all kinds of industrial wood, especially Poplar.
• Agricultural lands of about 740,000 hectares to 780,000 hectares, including land Under cultivation of annual crops, Aish, garden and garden and sixth province rank of this Country.

Capacities and potentials of the industry and mining sector

• Major producer of apple and grape concentrate in the country.
• The field of major industrial activities in the province including food and beverage products, Other non -metallic mineral products and factory metal products.
• The country's mineral pole because of its specific tectonic status and various mineral reserves and Various non -metallic, metal and mineral.
• Existence of mines including mines and building stones, granite, mica, Zarnikh, Talc, Travertine, Gold, Refractory and Mineral Shell, Decorative Stones, Blue Salt, Stone Salt, Plaster and Lime, Dolomite, Rumin, Silica, Pozolan, Titan and Phosphate.
• Gold extraction from the unique mines of the Takab Zarshoran and Green Granite Granite and Chinese rocks and Labyrinth of Piranshahr and Naqadeh.
• The cement pole of the country with a production capacity of approximately 4520,000 tons of cement per year and acquired Rank 5 in the country.
• The first gold pole with the high level of the country's identified gold reserves in this State.
• The third position of the province's mines in terms of diversity of minerals at the national level.

Tourism's capacities and potentials

• Having natural attractions, cultural, historical, and nature -prone attractions For tourism and winter sports.
• Having a global recorded historical monuments including Takht -e -Soleiman and the Church And be placed among the top 10 provinces of the country in terms of historical and cultural monuments In the National Monuments List.
• The presence of cultural, recreational and tourism areas including Barry Tourism Area, Port Golmankhaneh Beach, Takht -Soleiman Tourism Area, Shams Tomb Cultural Complex Tabrizi, Soholan Mahabad Cave, Haft Cheshmeh Recreation Complex, Tourism Area Maku, Mahabad Tourism Area, Khoshako Tourism Area, Shuat Tourism Area, Chaldaran Church Tourism Area, Sardasht Tourism Area, Tourism Area Hassanloo Dam, Tourism Area Dam and ...