Sopurghan

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Sopurghan
سپورغان
village
Sopurghan is located in Iran
Sopurghan
Sopurghan
Coordinates: 37°45′09″N 45°11′56″E / 37.75250°N 45.19889°E / 37.75250; 45.19889Coordinates: 37°45′09″N 45°11′56″E / 37.75250°N 45.19889°E / 37.75250; 45.19889
Country Iran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyUrmia
BakhshNazlu
Rural DistrictTala Tappeh
Population
 (2006)
 • Total243
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Sopurghan (Persian: سپورغان, also Romanized as Sopūrghān; also known as Separghān, Soporghān, and Supurgan)[1] is a village in Tala Tappeh Rural District, Nazlu District, Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 243, in 71 families.[2]

History[]

The earliest mention of Sopurghan is found in a letter to Pope Pius IV in 1562. The village is mentioned again in a manuscript donated to a church in Jerusalem in 1612.

Evidence from tombstones in the village cemetery show Assyrian presence in the village as early as 668 AD. In 1840, American Protestant missionaries built a primary school in the region. In 1862, a Russian survey showed 172 families and 2 priests living in the village. In 1883, a missionary established a girls school in the village, and in 1887, and Anglican mission established a Middle School for boys below 17.[3]

Location[]

Sopurghan is located 26 kilometres northeast of the city of Urmia and 2 kilometres from the edge of Lake Urmia.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Sopurghan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3086136" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
  3. ^ "Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica".
  4. ^ "Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica".


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