Shirabad, West Azerbaijan
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Shirabad
شيراباد | |
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village | |
Coordinates: 37°45′09″N 45°09′00″E / 37.75250°N 45.15000°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | West Azerbaijan |
County | Urmia |
Bakhsh | Nazlu |
Rural District | Nazlu-e Shomali |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 143 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
Shirabad (Persian: شيراباد, also Romanized as Shīrābād; in Syriac: ܫܝܪܐܒܕ; in Armenian: Շիրաբադ)[1] is a village in Nazlu-e Shomali Rural District, Nazlu District, Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. The village's name means "place of lions." At the 2006 census, its population was 143, in 40 families.[2]
The village was exclusively inhabited by Assyrians until the Assyrian genocide. As of 2012, only two Assyrian families remain in the village. Shirabad had four churches, and only two are still in use, one of which is the Church of Mar Talya.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Shirabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3813581" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
- ^ "Shirabad village". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-05.
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