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Benab

Bonab (Persian: نمين, also Romanized as Namīn) is a city in the Central District of Bonab County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, and serves as capital of the county. At the 2006 census, its population was 75,332 in 19,922 households. The following census in 2011 counted 79,894 people in 23,174 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 85,274 people in 26,916 households. Bonab is 120 km south of Tabriz (the capital of the province), near Lake Urmia. The majority of the population of Bonab speak Azerbaijani and are ethnically Azerbaijanis. Based on the archaeological signs found in old Bonab city explorations, the history of this city dates back six thousand years. Also the discovery of old earthenware and metal ware and signs of urban civi… more »