Salmas
Sign in to saveSalmas () is a city in the Central District of Salmas County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Salmas
- Settlement.official_name
- Salmas
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Salmas Overal.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 305px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Iran
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- 1
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Iran
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- West Azerbaijan
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Salmas
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Central
- Settlement.established_title
- Earliest Recognition
- Settlement.established_date
- 224–242 AD
- Settlement.established_title1
- Rebuilt
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- سلماس
- Population
- 127864
- Area
- 9.26
- Elevation
- 1396
- Official website
- salmas.ir
- Image
- Salmas -city.jpg
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- Salmas
- native label
- سلماس
- male population
- 47808
- female population
- 45003
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Salmas () is a city in the Central District of Salmas County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
== Etymology == The original name of Salmas was Dilman, which is probably related to the Daylamites who sometimes controlled the region. In the 20th century, it was known as Shapur.
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