population of the nearby city of Urmia, consisting of ur meaning "city," and mia meaning "water." Together, the "water city", what Urmia city is: a city on the waters of the eponymous lake. The name could also derive from the combination of the Assyrian Aramaic words Ur (???; a common name for cities around Mesopotamia, meaning "city") and Mia , "City of Water" referring to the city nearby.

Locally,