The Doquz Pelleh Ice House is situated by a little spring called “Darreh Chay” in an old district of Urmia called “Asgar Khan”. Doquz means “9” in Turkish. The ice house was regularly harvested by the people of Urmia before the city expanded to its present shape. Also, the Chaharshanbe Suri ceremonies used to be held beside the little pool some 40 meters away from the spot where the spring water flows into the ice house.

The shape and design of the structure suggests its date to go back to the Qajar dynasty. The walls and the roof are all made of stones and bricks. The ice house has not suffered any damage throughout the years and is still perfectly intact. The unique proportions of the high-ceilinged main hall and the meticulous brickwork of the roof make the interior of this ice house a remarkably magnificent and impressive site to visit.

Owing to the efforts of the cultural inheritance management of the province, the ice house is now converted into a gallery, open to all visitors.