Hashemabad, West Azerbaijan

Hashemabad (Persian: هاشم اباد, also Romanized as Hāshemābād; Kurdish: Hêşmava) is a village in Margavar Rural District, Silvaneh District, Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,024, in 184 families.

Hashemabad
هاشم اباد
village
Hashemabad
Coordinates: 37°16′49″N 44°53′59″E
Country Iran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyUrmia
BakhshSilvaneh
Rural DistrictMargavar
Population
 (2006)
  Total1,024
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
  Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

All the people of the village are Kurds and speak Kurdish. Their main occupation is farming and cattle raising. A river called Barandoz Chay is running by the village. The villagers are Sunni Muslims.

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