Location: Shāhīn Dezh 🌎

Shahin Dezh (Persian: شاهين‌دژ, Azerbaijani: سایین‌قالا, Kurdish: ساین قەڵا, romanized: Sayin Qella; also Romanized as Shāhīn Dezh; also known as Şā’īn Dezh, Shahindej, and Sahin Dazh; formerly, Sāīn Kale, صائین قالا and Şā’īn Qal‘eh) is a city in the Central District of Shahin Dezh County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, and serves as capital of the county. At the 2006 census, its population was 34,204 in 8,671 households. The following census in 2011 counted 38,396 people in 10,782 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 43,131 people in 12,826 households. Most of the population of Shahin Dej is made up of Azerbaijani people who speak the Azerbaijani language, and Kurds are in the minority. They are the second major ethnic group in this city. The people of Shahin Dej follow the Shia and Sunni religions.Shahin Dezh is located about 1,300 meters in elevation. The city is on the Zarrineh River, southeast of Lake Urmia.