Physical-spatial changes of Urmia metropolis and its surroundings

The life of any city, especially the metropolises, depends on its surroundings and in the meantime, agricultural lands and villages are important factors in the development of urban. villages and agricultural lands are threatened as a result of urban sprawl. In this regard the villages along with agricultural lands and gardens around the city of Urmia have not been removed from these changes and have changed their use with the expansion of the city. This study aims to investigate the physical-spatial changes of villages located in the city of Urmia due to the development of the Urmia city. In this study, the type of applied research and its study method is descriptive-analytical. The required data and information have been collected through a comprehensive and detailed plan of the city, analysis of maps and satellite images, as well as through documents, books related to the subject and related organizations. The results show that the villages located in the city of Urmia, being located in a corner of the city, but outside the city limits and the cheap land has become the main destination for migrants and farmers. They have closed agriculture and turned to non-agricultural occupations by changing the land use. As a result, the population of these villages has changed extensively compared to other villages, and this trend continues.