Sharafkhaneh

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Sharafkhaneh
شرفخانه
city
Sunset in drying Urmia Lake at Sharafkhaneh shore line.
Sunset in drying Urmia Lake at Sharafkhaneh shore line.
Sharafkhaneh is located in Iran
Sharafkhaneh
Sharafkhaneh
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Country  Iran
Province East Azerbaijan
County Shabestar
Bakhsh Central
Population (2006)
 • Total 3,872
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Sharafkhaneh (Persian: شرفخانه‎‎; also Romanized as Sharafkhāneh, Sharifkhane, Sharifkhaneh, and Sheraf-Khane; also known as Bandar-e Sharafkhāneh)[1] is a city in the Central District of Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. Sharafkhaneh is on Lake Urmia. At the 2006 census, its population was 3,872, in 1,132 families.[2]

Sharafkhaneh is a gardening city. It also used to have an active tourism industry before start of drying Urmia Lake.


References

  1. Sharafkhaneh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3084556" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
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