Mukriyan
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Mukriyan, was a Kurdish emirate centered at Mahabad
, ruling areas to the south and west of lake Urmia, since the end of 15th century until the middle of 19th century.
Before Mukris the region was ruled by Hadhabani
s. During battle of Dimdim
Mukriyanis rallied around Kurds of Bradost (Baradost).
Region of Mukriyan which encompasses numerous cities such as Mahabad
and Piranshahr
, Naghadeh
and Oshnaviyeh.The region is officially part of the West Azarbaijan Province
in Iran.
The region is famous for its unique granite
rock formations with the majority being found near Piranshahr.
Mahabad
-Culture:Muhammad Qazi translated more than 70 important literary works into Persian. Other writers and poets have hailed from Mahabad in the 19th and 20th century including Wafaei , Hejar , Hêmin , Abdorrahamn Zabihi and Giw Mukriyani...
, ruling areas to the south and west of lake Urmia, since the end of 15th century until the middle of 19th century.
Before Mukris the region was ruled by Hadhabani
Hadhabani
Hadhabani was an 11th century Kurdish tribe centered at Ushnu. Their dominion included surrounding areas of Maragha and Urmia to the east, Salmas to the north and parts of Arbil and Mosul to the west....
s. During battle of Dimdim
Battle of DimDim
The Battle of DimDim is the name for the battle between the Safavid Empire and the Sunni Kurds of Ottoman Empire between 1609 and 1610.-Location:...
Mukriyanis rallied around Kurds of Bradost (Baradost).
Region of Mukriyan which encompasses numerous cities such as Mahabad
Mahabad
-Culture:Muhammad Qazi translated more than 70 important literary works into Persian. Other writers and poets have hailed from Mahabad in the 19th and 20th century including Wafaei , Hejar , Hêmin , Abdorrahamn Zabihi and Giw Mukriyani...
and Piranshahr
Piranshahr
Piranshahr is a city in and the capital of Piranshahr County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 57,692, in 12,184 families....
, Naghadeh
Naghadeh
Naqadeh , also Romanized as Solduz and Suldoz) is a city in and the capital of Naqadeh County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 72,975, in 18,320 families....
and Oshnaviyeh.The region is officially part of the West Azarbaijan Province
West Azarbaijan Province
West Azerbaijan Province or West Azarbaijan Province , is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is located in the North West of the country, bordering Turkey, Iraq and Nakhchivan, and the provinces of East Azerbaijan, Zanjan and Kurdistan....
in Iran.
The region is famous for its unique granite
Granite
Granite is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rock. Granite usually has a medium- to coarse-grained texture. Occasionally some individual crystals are larger than the groundmass, in which case the texture is known as porphyritic. A granitic rock with a porphyritic...
rock formations with the majority being found near Piranshahr.