Salmas

Salmas is a city in the Central District of Salmas County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, and serves as capital of the county. It is located northwest of Lake Urmia, near Turkey. At the 2006 census, its population was 79,560 in 19,806 households. The following census in 2011 counted 88,196 people in 23,751 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 92,811 people in 27,115 households. According to the 2019 census, the city's population is 127,864. The majority of the population is composed of Azerbaijanis and Kurds with some Armenians, Assyrians, and Jews. Name The original name of Salmas was Dilman, which is probably related to the Daylamites who sometimes controlled the region. In the 19th-century, it was known as Shapur. History