Dizaj-e Takyeh
ديزج تكيه | |
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village | |
  Dizaj-e Takyeh | |
| Coordinates: 37°25′21″N 45°10′22″E / 37.42250°N 45.17278°E | |
| Country | 
Iran |
| Province | West Azerbaijan |
| County | Urmia |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Rural District | Baranduzchay-ye Shomali |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 737 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 ( IRST) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+4:30 ( IRDT) |
Dizaj-e Takyeh ( Persian: ديزج تكيه, also Romanized as Dīzaj-e Takyeh; in Armenian: Դիզաթաքա) [1] is a village in Baranduzchay-ye Shomali Rural District, in the Central District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 737, in 204 families. [2] The village was largely inhabited by Assyrian Christians until the Assyrian genocide. The Assyrian church of Raban-Hormoz is located within the village.
Notable people
- Ashiq Yusuf Ohanes (1927–2019), Assyrian ashiq
References
- ^ Dizaj-e Takyeh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3813144" 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.
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