Mahabad

Iran
Mahabad, Iran
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This city in West Azerbaijan province regarded as the symbolic capital of Iranian Kurdistan, Mahabad sits among mountains in the historic Mukrian region and draws visitors to its river and dam — said to be among the closest major dams to a residential area anywhere — as well as the Tanakura bazaar, a major clothing market, the Kani Brazan wetland, and Saholан Cave, the second-largest water cave in Iran.

  • Population162,434
  • Nearest water0.4 km
  • Nearest mountain2.3 km

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