Dizaj-e Takyeh
Dizaj-e Takyeh (Persian: ديزج تكيه, also Romanized as Dīzaj-e Takyeh; in Armenian: Դիզաթաքա) 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.
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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