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(both: khō'ē) or Khvoy (khvō'ē) , city (1991 pop. 137,885), West Azerbaijan prov., NW Iran. It is the trade center for a fertile, irrigated farm region that produces grain, fruit, and timber. Because of its strategic location near Turkey and the Russian Empire (later the Soviet Union), control of the city has frequently been in dispute. Khoy was attacked by Russia in 1827, occupied by Turkey in 1911, and held by the Soviet Union during World War II. Nearby, in 1514, Selim I, an Ottoman sultan, defeated Shah Ismail of Persia at the battle of Chaldiran.

 
 
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Khoy (Persian: خوی, Azerbaijani: خوی/Xoy, Kurdish: Xoy), also spelt Khoi or Khvoy, is a city in West Azarbaijan Province, Iran. It is located north of Urmia. The region's economy is based around agriculture, particularly the production of fruit, grain and timber. As of 2004, the city had a population of approximately 176,300. [1]

Khoy has been under attacked by Russia in 1827 and Turkey in 1911. During World War II, the city was under the control of the Soviet Union.

The city's population is mostly Azeri and Kurdish. Some (e.g. Ahmad Kasravi) feel that the name of Khoy is an indication that more Kurds once lived there, since Khoy is a Kurdish word meaning salt. [2] Another explanation for the name originates from the shape of the city, because it is in the shape of a hole and it is next to "Avrin" mountain.[citation needed]

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