West Azerbaijan Today
The city of Urmia has a higher standard of living in comparison with the other cities of the province. There are plenty of parks, coffee shops, cinemas, and internet cafes throughout. There are hundreds of small villages in the province, most of which have running water and electricity as well as television, satellite, and telephone lines. Southern cities which economically are considered poor areas have always been the venue of Kurdish demonstrators against the Islamic regime.
West Azerbaijan Province is one of the most important provinces for Iran's agriculture.
Iran's Minister of Energy, Parviz Fattah, is from Urmia.
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