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Explore Meskin in Iran

Meskin in the region of Āz̄ārbāyjān-e Gharbī is a town in Iran - some 386 mi or ( 621 km ) West of Tehran , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Meskin is now 09:23 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tehran " with a UTC offset of 3.5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Zonbalan, Qeshlaq-e Shakar, Lolham, Heydarlu-ye Beyglar, and Bashla Nabeshlu. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Zonbalan . Where to go and what to see in Meskin ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Urmia University

Urmia University (also known as University of Urmia) is a major university in the city of Urmia, the capital of West Azarbaijan province of Iran. The university has five campuses, seven faculties, more than 14,000 students, and exclusive research centers in Microelectronic, Antenna and Microwave Laboratory, NanoTechnology, MEMS, and Artimia. It is the first largest university of Iran's northwest according internet webometric statistics.

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Located at 37.66 44.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1965, Universities in Iran, Urmia County, Urmia University, West Azerbaijan Province

Urmia Airport

Urmia Airport is an airport in Urmia, a city in the West Azarbaijan Province of Iran. Alternate spellings of the city and airport name include Urmieh, Uromiyeh, Orumieh, and Orumiyeh.

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Located at 37.67 45.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Airports in Iran

Iran Air Flight 277

Iran Air Flight 277 was a passenger flight which crashed near Urmia Airport, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran, on January 9, 2011. 77 of the 105 aboard died. The aircraft involved, a Boeing 727-286Adv, was operating Iran Air's scheduled domestic service from Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran, to Urmia. It crashed after a go-around was initiated during final approach, in poor weather conditions.

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Located at 37.62 45.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 29 km away
Tags: 2011 in Iran, Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 727, Aviation accidents and incidents in 2011, Aviation accidents and incidents in Iran, Iran Air accidents and incidents