Urmia, also known as Urmiah, is the name of a city located in the north-western part of Iran. It is sometimes referred to as the 'city of water', as it is situated near the Lake Urmia - a large saline lake. There are a few synonyms for the word 'Urmia' that can be used interchangeably. Some of the synonyms include Urmiah, Rezaiyeh, and Orumiyeh. Urmiah is the Arabic and English transliteration of the Persian language name, while Orumiyeh is the older Ottoman Turkish name given by the Turkish Empire. Rezaiyeh was a name derived from a family surname that held political power during Qajar dynasty in its vicinity.