Urmia

Urmia (pronounced [oɾumiˈje]) (Azerbaijani:Urmu, Urmiyə, اورمو, اورمیه, Persian:ارومیه‎‎, Kurdish:Ûrmiye, Wirmê - ورمێ‎, Armenian:Ուրմիա, Aramaic:ܐܘܪܡܝܐ‎,) is the second largest city in the Iranian Azerbaijan and the capital of West Azerbaijan Province. Urmia is situated at an altitude of 1,330 m above sea level, and is located along the Shahar Chay river (City River) on the Urmia Plain. Lake Urmia, one of the world's largest salt lakes, lies to the east of the city and the mountainous Turkish border area lies to the west.