Administrative Divisions
| West Azerbaijan counties |
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| Lake Urmia East Azarbaijan TURKEY IRAQ Kurdistan AZERBAIJAN Maku Chaldoran Khoy Salmas Urmia Oshnaviyeh Naghadeh Miandoab Piranshahr Mahabad Bukan Shahindej Takab Sardasht |
The province is divided into 14 shahrestans (counties). The present number of shahrestans was achieved over time by subdivision of many of the larger shahrestans into smaller ones. The current cities by population are Urmia, Khoy, Bukan, Mahabad, Piranshahr, Miandoab, Oshnaviyeh, Salmas, Naghadeh, Takab, Shahindej, Maku, Chaldoran County, Sardasht.
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