Mirabad, Margavar Explained

Official Name:Mirabad
Native Name:ميراباد
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:West Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Urmia
Subdivision Type3:Bakhsh
Subdivision Name3:Silvaneh
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Margavar
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:635
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Timezone Dst:IRDT
Utc Offset Dst:+4:30
Coordinates:37.2619°N 44.9239°W

Mirabad (Persian: ميراباد, also Romanized as Mīrābād) is a village in Margavar Rural District, Silvaneh District, Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran.

Population

At the 2006 census, its population was 635, in 98 families.

Ancient Sites

Although Mirabad's archeological sites do not have international attention, they do exist. At the multiple sites, (in 2016 there were 3) archeologists have found sufficient evidence that could rewrite the history books. They believe that at one point the capital of a vast, undocumented empire was once seated in the area. These findings, while interesting, have been ignored and denied by historians even though the evidence doesn't lie. Archeologists want to demolish the city in order to dig so they can find the massive city that is buried underneath.