Miandoab County () is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Miandoab. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 245,153 in 59,998 households. The following census in 2011 counted 260,628 people in 73,388 households. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 273,949 in 83,234 households. Marhemetabad District was separated from the county in 2020, to form Chaharborj County, and at the same time, Baruq District became Baruq County. The county is located to the south of Urmia Lake and between the two rivers Zarrineh and Simineh. The name of this county means "between the two rivers" (the Zarrineh and Simineh). According to the condition of rivers and geographical location of the region, the communication route of the provinces of West Azerbaijan, East Azerbaijan, Kurdistan and Zanjan is through this city. History The discovery of several ancient monuments around Miandoab indicates that the region was settled long ago. Archaeological excavations and artifacts such as the Qara Quzulu hill date back to 800 to 4100 BC. Menorsky, a contemporary Russian orientalist, believes that there are territories south of Lake Urmia. It is non-Indian and European, such as Al-Abrian, Kharkhar and Alpi, and in the southwest it refers to a country called "Parswa" in 844 BC, and in the southeast "Parsava" from 836 BC to "Matai". Then after 714 BC named the "Manna" who around 830 to 858 BC as a neighbor attached to the "Parsva." According to historians , this Manna tribe was in the village of "Dash Tappeh" in Miandoab, and an inscription in this field has been obtained from there. " The migration of the Qara Papaqs and in the early reign of Agham Mohammad Khan Qajar, following the forced migration of a population from the Kerman region, were added to the inhabitants of the city and the Kermanis were mixed with the natives of Miandoab for two generations. During the turbulent years of World War I, Miandoab, like others in the region, experienced famine and instability, as the Iranian government was in a state of chaos and political turmoil. At the end of World War II, the Soviet Army took control of the region following the deportation of Reza Shah. Administrative divisions The population history of Miandoab County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses is shown in the following table. The latest census shows three districts, 11 rural districts, and