Shahi Island or King Island is the largest island in Urmia Lake, East Azerbaijan Province in Iran. King Island is 23,000 hectares and is located in eastern part of the lake. The island is the only residential island of the lake which has seven villages named Sarai, Aqgunbad, Gamichi, Burachlu, Qeyqach, Temirli, and Bahramabad. Nowadays, by shrinking the lake this region is connected to the mainland and cannot be considered an island anymore.
In 1265, Mongol king Hulaku Khan was buried in a mountain in the island supposedly with all of his fantastic wealth.[1] His tomb has still not been uncovered.[2]
Four villages, Sarai, Aqgunbad, Gamichi, and Burachalu located at the eastern, western, southern, and northern shores of the island.