Naghadeh

Naqadeh (Persian: نقده‎; also Romanized as Nagadeh, Naghadeh, Naghdeh, and Nākhuda; formerly known as Sulduz (Persian: سولدوز), also Romanized as Solduz and Suldoz) is a city in and the capital of Naqadeh County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 1982 census, its population was 72,975, in 18,320 families. The city is located in the Gadar River valley, 23 kilometres (14 mi) southeast of Lake Urmia at an elevation of 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) above sea-level. The region's economy is based around agriculture, particularly the production of fruit, grain, and timber. Naqadeh is nicknamed as the Sulduz city of Azerbaijan. The town is inhabited mainly by Azerbaijanis, although it was once home to a large number of Assyrians who perished...