Shahindej

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Shahindej (in Kurdish: Sayin Qela ) is a city in West Azarbaijan Province, northwestern Iran, with more than 43 000 inhabitants[1], southeast of Lake Urmia about 1,300 metres above sea level.

The population of Shahindej is Kurdish and Azeri.[2][3]

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  1. ^ "Azarbayejān-e Gharbi: agglomérations" World Gazetteer
  2. ^ Sistâni, Iraj Afšâr (1987) Ilhâ, chadornešinân wa táawâyef-e 'ašâyeri-e Irân 2 vols., Tehran, pp. 137-195
  3. ^ Komisiun-e melli-e Yunesko (UNESCO) dar Irân (1963) Irânšahr 2 vols., Tehran, v. I, pp. 117-29

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