Mavana ( fa, موانا, also
Romanize
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d as Mavānā, Mawāna, and Movānā; also known as Mavāneh) is a village in
Targavar Rural District
Targavar Rural District ( fa, دهستان ترگور, syr, ܬܪܓܘܪ, Targawar) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in Silvaneh District, Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 7,893, in 1,344 fami ...
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Silvaneh District
Silvaneh District ( fa, بخش سیلوانه) is one of the five districts ( bakhsh) in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. It is west of Lake Urmia, and lies between the city of Urmia and the Turkish border. Its administrative cen ...
,
Urmia County
Urmia County ( fa, شهرستان ارومیه) is located in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Urmia
Urmia or Orumiyeh ( fa, ارومیه, Variously transliterated as ''Oroumieh'', ''Oroumiyeh'', ''Orūmīyeh'' ...
,
West Azerbaijan Province,
Iran
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. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,134, in 179 families.
While historically
Assyrian
Assyrian may refer to:
* Assyrian people, the indigenous ethnic group of Mesopotamia.
* Assyria, a major Mesopotamian kingdom and empire.
** Early Assyrian Period
** Old Assyrian Period
** Middle Assyrian Empire
** Neo-Assyrian Empire
* Assyrian ...
, the village is populated by
Herki
Herki, also spelled Harki () is a large tribe in Kurdistan. The largest part of this tribe live in Iraqi Kurdistan and a significant number live in Iranian Kurdistan. They are also found in Northern Kurdistan.
Sub-tribes
The Herkis are divided in ...
Kurds ug:كۇردلار
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today.
Gallery
File:Nestorian (Assyrian) Christian family making butter, Mawana, Persia LCCN2014683072.tif, A Mawana Assyrian family making dairy product using sheep skin.
See also
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Assyrians in Iran
Assyrians in Iran ( syr, ܐܬܘܪܝܐ ܕܐܝܼܪܵܢ), ( fa, آشوریان ایران), are an ethnic and linguistic minority in present-day Iran. The Assyrians of Iran speak Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, a neo-Aramaic language descended from Classical ...
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List of Assyrian settlements
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References
Populated places in Urmia County
Assyrian settlements
Kurdish settlements in West Azerbaijan Province
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