Khoy
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Khoy is a historic city in northwestern Iran known as a major urban center of the West Azerbaijan province and an important regional trade hub.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Khoy canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Central District of Khoy County ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | county capital ⓘ |
| climate | continental climate ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| demographics | predominantly Azerbaijani population ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
services ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| elevation | located on a high plain ⓘ |
| geographicFeature | situated in a mountainous region ⓘ |
| governingCountry |
Iran
ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic Republic of Iran
|
| hasFeature |
caravanserais
ⓘ
historic mosques ⓘ urban marketplace (bazaar) ⓘ |
| hasRailway | connected to Iran’s rail network (modern era) ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
important city on Silk Road branches
ⓘ
strategic frontier town in various Iranian empires ⓘ |
| historicEventRole |
affected by Russo-Persian conflicts
ⓘ
site of military campaigns between Iran and Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| isCapitalOf | Khoy County ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic city
ⓘ
position on trade routes between Iran and Anatolia ⓘ regional trade hub ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Azerbaijani language
ⓘ
surface form:
Azerbaijani
Persian language ⓘ
surface form:
Persian
|
| locatedIn |
West Azerbaijan Province
ⓘ
northwestern Iran ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Armenia border
ⓘ
Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic ⓘ Turkey border ⓘ |
| majorReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| partOf | Khoy County ⓘ |
| populationRankInProvince | one of the largest cities in West Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| postalCountry | Iran ⓘ |
| provinceCapitalOf | none ⓘ |
| region |
Iranian Azerbaijan
ⓘ
surface form:
Azerbaijan (Iran)
|
| religiousMinorities | small Christian community historically ⓘ |
| roadConnection |
connected to Bazargan border crossing
ⓘ
connected to Tabriz ⓘ connected to Urmia ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | gateway between Iranian plateau and Anatolia ⓘ |
| timeZone | IRST ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | IRDT ⓘ |
| transportRole | regional transport hub in northwestern Iran ⓘ |
| urbanStatus | major urban center of West Azerbaijan Province ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Northwestern Iran