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Khoy

For the administrative division of West Azerbaijan province, see Khoy County. For the village in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, see Khoy. For Serer divination ceremony, see Xooy. For other uses of a similar name, see Khoi.

Khoy
Persian: خوی
City
Khoy is located in Iran
Khoy
Khoy
Coordinates: 38°32′47″N 44°57′15″E / 38.54639°N 44.95417°E / 38.54639; 44.95417[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyKhoy
DistrictCentral
Government
 • MayorHassan Nasrollah pour
 • ParliamentAdel Najafzadeh
Elevation
[2]
1,148 m (3,769 ft)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total198,845
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Area code044-3
Websitewww.khoy.ir

Khoy (Persian and Azerbaijani: خوی)[a] is a city in the Central District of Khoy County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[6] Occupied since Median times, it shares a long history as an important Christian center.[7]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (25 September 2024). "Khoy, Khoy County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Xoy, Iran Page". Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2016 West Azerbaijan Province was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Khoy can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3071618" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  5. ^ "چوار کۆڵبەر لە سنورەکانی بانە و خۆی کوژران و برینداربون" (in Kurdish). 9 May 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  6. ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of West Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Urmia. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Notification 82808/T137. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
  7. ^ Andrew Burke, "Iran" pp. 138. Lonely Planet. ISBN 1742203493


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