Mirabad, Margavar

Mirabad ميراباد
village
Mirabad
Coordinates: 37°15′43″N 44°55′26″E
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
County	Urmia
Bakhsh	Silvaneh
Rural District	Margavar
Population  (2006)
• Total	635
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Mirabad (Persian: ميراباد, also Romanized as Mīrābād)[1] is a village in Margavar Rural District, Silvaneh District, Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran.

Population

At the 2006 census, its population was 635, in 98 families.[2]

Ancient Sites

Although Mirabad's archeological sites do not have international attention, they do exist. At the multiple sites, (in 2016 there were 3) archeologists have found sufficient evidence that could rewrite the history books. They believe that at one point the capital of a vast, undocumented empire was once seated in the area. These findings, while interesting, have been ignored and denied by historians even though the evidence doesn't lie. Archeologists want to demolish the city in order to dig so they can find the massive city that is buried underneath.

References

1. Mirabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3807427" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.