
Baron Avak (, , ) is an old neighbourhood in the city center of
Tabriz in northwestern
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
. The inhabitants of Baron Avak are mostly among the
Iranian Armenian minority of Tabriz. The neighbourhood contains several historic and contemporary buildings and organizations dedicated to the Armenians of Tabriz, such as several churches (e.g.,
Surp Sarkis Church), sportsclubs, gardens and schools. The name of the neighbourhood comes after
Avak Avakian, who was the wealthy founder of the neighbourhood in nineteenth century.
See also
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Lilava
References
External links
Excerpt about Tabriz Armenians first published in adhrabnews.com (in Persian)
Districts of Tabriz
Iranian people of Armenian descent
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