Salmas (Persian: سلماس; Armenian: Սալմաստ; Azerbaijani: سلماس; Kurdish: سەڵماس; Syriac: ܣܵܠܵܡܵܣ, romanized: Salamas) is the capital of Salmas County, West Azerbaijan Province in Iran. It is located northwest of Lake Urmia, near Turkey. According to the 2019 census, the city's population is 127,864. The majority of the population is composed of Azerbaijanis and Kurds with some Armenians, Assyrians, and Jews.