Shirabad | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Shirabad | |
| Coordinates: 37°45′09″N 45°09′00″E / 37.75250°N 45.15000°E / 37.75250; 45.15000 | |
| Country |  Iran |
| 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;[1] Syriac: Shīrābād)[2][a] is a village in Nazlu-e Shomali Rural District, Nazlu District, Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 143, in 40 families.[4]
History
In 1862, Shirabad was inhabited by 40 Church of the East families and was served by two priests and the Church of Mār Shallīṭā, according to the Russian archimandrite Sophoniah.[5] There were 31 Church of the East families at the village with two priests and one functioning church by 1877, as per Edward Lewes Cutts.[6] The village was entirely populated by Christian prior to the First World War, according to the list prepared by Basil Nikitin, the Russian consul at Urmia.[2] It was located in the Anzel district.[6]
References
Notes
- Also known as Shīr-Ābād.[3]
Citations
- Shirabad at GEOnet Names Server
- Wilmshurst (2000), p. 328.
- Al-Jeloo (2015), p. 21.
- "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 20 September 2011.
- Wilmshurst (2000), p. 329.
- Wilmshurst (2000), p. 331.
Bibliography
- Al-Jeloo, Nicholas (2015). "Persian Christians: Assyrian art and architecture of Urmia as an example of regional cultural expression". Parole de l’Orient. 40: 13–27. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
- Wilmshurst, David (2000). The Ecclesiastical Organisation of the Church of the East, 1318–1913 (PDF). Peeters Publishers. Retrieved 30 October 2024.