Urmia, Iran

Iran

Urmia, Iran appears in 144 Bunkabop connections with 5024 other places across 19 topics, reflecting its position at a crossroads of history, religion, and language. History and government connections dominate, with strong links to Iraq, Azerbaijan, and Turkey. Religion connections trace to a long Christian presence, including a cathedral built in Urmia in 1872 by the Lazarist Cluzel. Language connections tie the city to Northeastern Neo-Aramaic, spoken by Jews and Assyrian Christians around Lake Urmia before World War I.