Mavana () is a village in, and the capital of,
Targavar Rural District
Targavar Rural District () is in Silvaneh District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Mavana.
History
The district was home to a significant Assyrian Christian population before the Assyrian ge ...
of
Silvaneh District
Silvaneh District () is in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, 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 ...
of
Urmia County
Urmia County () is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Urmia.
Demographics Ethnicity
The county is mainly populated by Azerbaijanis, Persians and Kurds
Kurds (), or the Kurdish people, are an Iranian peopl ...
,
West Azerbaijan
West Azerbaijan province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, provinces of Iran, whose capital and largest city is Urmia.
It is in the Azerbaijan (Iran), northwest of the country, bordered by Turkey (Ağrı Province, Ağrı, Hakkâri Pr ...
province,
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 ...
.
Demographics
Language and ethnicity
While historically
Assyrian, the village is populated by
Herki Kurds
Kurds (), or the Kurdish people, are an Iranian peoples, Iranic ethnic group from West Asia. They are indigenous to Kurdistan, which is a geographic region spanning southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, and northeastern Syri ...
today.
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,134 in 179 households.
The following census in 2011 counted 1,114 people in 219 households.
The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,314 people in 275 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.
Etymology
The name Mavana, which in Syriac is pronounced Ma-wa-na, comes from the words "Em-ma Wane" (ܐܸܡܵܐ ܥܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ) meaning "100 ewes/sheep".
The meaning of the village name could point to Mavana being originally settled by sheep herders.
Gallery
File:Nestorian (Assyrian) Christian family making butter, Mawana, Persia LCCN2014683072.tif, A Mawana Assyrian family making dairy product using sheepskin.
See also
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Assyrians in Iran
Assyrians in Iran (; ), or Iranian Assyrians, are an ethnic and linguistic minority in present-day Iran. The Assyrians of Iran speak Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, a neo-Aramaic language descended from the eastern dialects of the old Aramaic language ...
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List of Assyrian settlements
The following is a list of historical and contemporary Assyrian settlements in the Middle East. This list includes settlements of Assyrians from Southeastern Turkey who left their indigenous tribal districts in Hakkari (or the historical Hak ...
Notes
References
Populated places in Urmia County
Assyrian communities in Iran
Kurdish settlements in West Azerbaijan province
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