Margavar Plain

Margavar (Kurdish: مه‌ڕگه‌وه‌ڕ) is a rural district (dehestan) in Silvaneh District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. The area lies 20–55 km southwest of Urmia, along the Band road. Margavar is a green border region whose inhabitants are mainly Kurmanji Kurds from the Herki tribe and the Shekak, BarADost, Doski and Surchi tribes. The people of this region speak the Kurmanji dialect, which is one of the Kurdish dialects. Their religion is Islam, of the Shafi'i Sunni branch.

The Margavar region includes settlements such as the small town of Dizaj and Ziveh, and villages such as Zharazhi, Berasb, Bavan, Cherikabad, Berazan, Halaj and others, with the number of villages reaching about 50. The largest and most populous village in the district is Dizaj-e Margavar, where a local Sunday market has been held for about 60 years. The population of Margavar rural district is about 75,000. The region also has well-known mountains such as Bez Sina, Dalanpar, Az and Kuh-e Zard.

The climate of Margavar is cool, so even in summer people need quilts and blankets to sleep at night. The region's tourist attractions include Benar Valley in Susanabad village, Soleh Dokal Waterfall, the Ral Bavan forests, the terraced village of Kachaleh, the beautiful passage of the river past the Hashemabad hills, the Haftabad hot springs, and summer pasture villages such as Nowi, Cherikabad, Gasyan and Zharazhi. Apple orchards, summer fruit orchards and rice paddies are also among Margavar's other natural and agricultural attractions.