Why visit Khūy
Townapedia lists 6 museums and landmarks, 19 parks and trails, 13 places to eat and 4 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Tomb of Shams Tabrizi and دروازه سنگی.
Weather in Khūy
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About Khūy
Khoy (Persian: خوی) is a city in the Central District of Khoy County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Occupied since Median times, it shares a long history as an important Christian center.
From the Wikipedia article Khoy (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks6
Tomb of Shams Tabrizi
Monument and historic site · 1.6 km
Tomb in Iran
Parks, trails and playgrounds19
7 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes13
چلوکبابی جلالی
Restaurant · Kebab, Chicken · 2.2 km
بلوار ولیعصر, خوی
Sa-Fr 12:00-00:00
رستوران زاهدی
Restaurant · Kebab, Chicken, Turkish · 2.0 km
بلوار شهید مطهری, خوی
09:00-22:00
1 more on the map.
Where to stay4
History
Khoy was named in ancient times for the salt mines that made it an important spur of the Silk Route. 3000 years ago, a city existed on the area where Khoy is located nowadays, but its name became Khoy only in the 14th centuries ago. In 714 BC, Sargon II passed the region of which Khoy is part of in a campaign against Urartu.
During the reign of Greater Armenia this city was a part of Nor-Shirakan province (ashkar). Khoy was mentioned in the 8th century AD and was called Her by Anania Shirakatsi in "Ashkharatsuyts".
In the Parthian period, Khoy was the gateway of the Parthian Empire in the Northwest. During the reign of Armenian king Tigranes the Great, Khoy is mentioned as being an important settlement of the Silk Route. Around the year 37 BC, Mark Antony had crossed the plain that is located between Khoy and Marand during one of the many and frequent Roman-Parthian Wars.
Scholars such as Josef Markwart consider Khoy to be the identical to the Gobdi station mentioned in the Tabula Peutingeriana.
One of the important historic elements of the city is Surp Sarkis Church. Armenian documents wrote that the date of the making has to be either 332 or 333 AD. In the city and its surrounding villages, churches are seen and it is reported that Armenians have always been comprising a significant amount of the city's population.
From the History section of Khoy on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship13
St. Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church
Church · Armenian Apostolic · 0.9 km
میدان کشاورز (قمسال), خوی
Shopping4
Gas and EV charging4
Schools, colleges and libraries11
Healthcare13
درمانگاه شبانه روزی حکیم
Clinic and pharmacy · 1.7 km
چهل و پنج متری سیستانی زاده, خوی
کلینیک تخصصی خاتم الانبیا (تامین اجتماعی)
Clinic and pharmacy · 1.8 km
بلوار ولیعصر, خوی
Map of Khūy
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Getting there and nearby towns
Khoy Airport (KHY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 14 km away.
- Badalābād 3 km northwest, about 3 min by car
- ‘Ezzatābād 4 km north, about 4 min by car
- Shūrāb 4 km east, about 4 min by car
- Sa‘īdābād 6 km east, about 6 min by car
- Gowharān 6 km northeast, about 6 min by car
- Zāvīyeh-e Ḩasan Khān 7 km west, about 7 min by car
- Chāvoshqolī 8 km southwest, about 8 min by car
- Salmās 42 km southwest, about 42 min by car
- Marand 73 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Julfa 73 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Arg hokumati xoy, Sina-agheshlouei, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tomb of Shams Tabrizi 9, Elmju, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sorp SerKis Church-Khoy, Jacopo188, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Stone gate of Khoy, Elmju, CC BY-SA 3.0
- حیاط خانه کبیری, Diazinon.bm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- شومینه سالن اصلی خانه کبیری, Diazinon.bm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- سالن اصلی خانه کبیری, Diazinon.bm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- میدان بسیج خوی (محله چارراهی) 2 - panoramio, sina agheshlouei-سین…, CC BY-SA 3.0
- میدان بسیج خوی (محله چارراهی) 1 - panoramio, sina agheshlouei-سین…, CC BY-SA 3.0
- سقف سالن اصلی خانه کبیری, Diazinon.bm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- موزه خانه کبیری, Diazinon.bm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- پنجره سالن اصلی خانه کبیری, Diazinon.bm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- KeysariMotalebKhan, Keysari, CC BY-SA 4.0
- مناره آرامگاه, Diazinon.bm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ورودی آرامگاه آل یعقوب, Diazinon.bm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- کاشیکاریهای آرامگاه, Diazinon.bm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- مراسم عزاداری محرم در مسجد مطلب خان, Mahila.h, CC BY-SA 4.0
- تابلوی بیرونی, Mohammad Eajazi (Soorsheen), CC BY-SA 4.0
- مسجد امام خمینی - panoramio, sina agheshlouei-سین…, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Khvoy Gate, Mahmoodreza Mohajerani, CC BY-SA 4.0
- تابلوی توضیحات دروازه سنگی خوی, Mohammad Eajazi (Soorsheen), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Khoy Shahrdari Western Elevation, Mahmoodreza Mohajerani, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Khoy Shahrdari Eastern Elevation, Mahmoodreza Mohajerani, CC BY-SA 4.0
- میدان ولیعصر - panoramio, sina agheshlouei-سین…, CC BY-SA 3.0
- میدان قومسال یا قمسال-کشاورز - panoramio, sina agheshlouei-سین…, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Khoy Serkis Church 12 - panoramio, Alireza Javaheri, CC BY 3.0
- Khoy - Sarkis Church 1 - panoramio, Alireza Javaheri, CC BY 3.0
- Khoy - Sarkis Church 2 - panoramio, Alireza Javaheri, CC BY 3.0
- Khoy - Sarkis Church 7 - panoramio, Alireza Javaheri, CC BY 3.0
- Khoy - Sarkis Church 8 - panoramio, Alireza Javaheri, CC BY 3.0
- Pourya Vali’s Tomb, Ali Aghayari, CC BY 4.0
- Tmp 24831-20140731 111716648631495, Davood80z, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Davood Zand 4, Davood80z, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Khoy - Sarkis Church 3 - panoramio, Alireza Javaheri, CC BY 3.0
- Khoy Serkis Church 11 - panoramio, Alireza Javaheri, CC BY 3.0
- Khoy - Sarkis Church 9 - panoramio, Alireza Javaheri, CC BY 3.0
- Khoy - Sarkis Church 5 - panoramio, Alireza Javaheri, CC BY 3.0
- Khoy - Sarkis Church 6 - panoramio, Alireza Javaheri, CC BY 3.0
- Khoy - Sarkis Church 10 - panoramio, Alireza Javaheri, CC BY 3.0
- Khoy - Sarkis Church 4 - panoramio, Alireza Javaheri, CC BY 3.0
- Street-level photo, technic96, CC BY-SA 4.0
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