Qarah Ẕīā od Dīn

Qarah Zia od Din lies north of Khoy in the Chaypareh country of Iranian Azarbaijan. Its surroundings form part of the highland region between the basin of Lake Urmia and the Araxes, with mountain approaches leading toward Maku and Anatolia. Khoy to the south was an important centre on the caravan route from Tabriz, and the wider region became a frontier between the Ottoman and Safavid realms.