Mahabad (Persian: مهاباد,, also known by the alternative name: سابلاخ Sablax)'s a city in northwestern Iran with a population of 133,324 in 2006 census.(External Link) The city lies south of Lake Urmia in a narrow valley 1,300 metres above sea level, in West Azarbaijan Province.The name of 'Mahabad' (mah+abad)'s the Persian translation of the ancient Mannaean name meaning place of moon, which's also a cognate with the Kurdi… (More on Mahabad)