Miandoab is a city in and the capital of Miandoab County

Miandoab County

Miandoab County is a county in West Azerbaijan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Miandoab. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 245,153, in 59,998 families. The county is subdivided into three districts: the Central District, Marhemetabad District, and Baruq District...

, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

. At the 2006 census, its population was 112,933, in 29,207 families.

Miandoab, as its name suggests, is situated in a delta region of the two rivers Zarrineh and Simineh. Miandoab enjoys very fertile soil and excellent Mediterranean climate

Mediterranean climate

A Mediterranean climate is the climate typical of most of the lands in the Mediterranean Basin, and is a particular variety of subtropical climate...

. Due to the establishment of a sugar factory in the early 20th century, there has been large industrial activity compared to nearby towns.

Demography

The majority of Miandoab's inhabitants are Azeris who are followers of Shia sect of Islam.There is also a small minority of kurds in the city itself and kurds form the dominant ethnic group in the (Mokriane Shomali) district (Dehestan).There is also a small minority of Ahl-e Haqq

Ahl-e Haqq

The Ahl-e Haqq or Yârsân , are members of a religion founded by Sultan Sahak in the late 14th century in western Iran. The total number of members is estimated at around 1,000,000, primarily found in western Iran and Iraq, mostly ethnic Kurds and Laks, though there are also smaller groups of Luri,...

in Miandoab and surrounding villages. Miandoab used to have a sizable Bahá'í

Bahá'í Faith

The Bahá'í Faith is a monotheistic religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in 19th-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind. There are an estimated five to six million Bahá'ís around the world in more than 200 countries and territories....

 population, but due to the religious persecution

Persecution of Bahá'ís

The persecution of Bahá'ís is the religious persecution of Bahá'ís in various countries, especially in Iran, where the Bahá'í Faith originated and the location of one of the largest Bahá'í populations in the world...

by the government of the Islamic Republic, most have migrated to other cities within Iran or overseas.