Khoy
Sign in to saveKhoy () is a city in the Central District of Khoy County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Occupied since Median times, it shares a long history as an important Christian center.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Khoy
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Arg hokumati xoy.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300
- Settlement.image_seal
- Khoy Municipality.png
- Settlement.seal_size
- 100
- Settlement.seal_alt
- Logo of Khoy Municipality
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Iran
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Iran
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- West Azerbaijan
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Khoy
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Central
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
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- Modern period
- Demographics
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- Geography
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- Climate
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- Notable places
- Notable natives
- Twin towns
- See also
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Khoy () is a city in the Central District of Khoy County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Occupied since Median times, it shares a long history as an important Christian center.
==History== Khoy was named in ancient times for the salt mines that made it an important spur of the Silk Route. 3000 years ago, a city existed on the area where Khoy is located nowadays, but its name became Khoy only in the 14th centuries ago. In 714 BC, Sargon II passed the region of which Khoy is part of in a campaign against Urartu.