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Mavana
Persian: موانا
Village
Assyrian church of Mar Toma in Mavana
Assyrian church of Mar Toma in Mavana
Mavana is located in Iran
Mavana
Mavana
Coordinates: 37°34′26″N 44°47′43″E / 37.57389°N 44.79528°E / 37.57389; 44.79528[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyUrmia
DistrictSilvaneh
Rural DistrictTargavar
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
1,314
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Mavana (Persian: موانا)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Targavar Rural District[4] in Silvaneh District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.

Demographics

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Language and ethnicity

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While historically Assyrian, the village is populated by Herki Kurds today.[5][6]

Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,134 in 179 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 1,114 people in 219 households.[8] 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.[2]

Etymology

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The name Mavana, which in Syriac is pronounced Ma-wa-na, comes from the words "Em-ma Wane" (ܐܸܡܵܐ ܥܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ) meaning "100 ewes/sheep".[9] The meaning of the village name could point to Mavana being originally settled by sheep herders.

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  • A Mawana Assyrian family making dairy product using sheepskin.
    A Mawana Assyrian family making dairy product using sheepskin.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Mavānā, Mawāna, and Movānā; also known as Mavāneh; Syriac ܡܵܘܵܢܵܐ[3]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (28 September 2024). "Mavana, دهستان ترگور, بخش سیلوانه [Targavar Rural District, Silvaneh District], Urumia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Mavana can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3074367" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (22 April 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/02/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل 20 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانهای در شهرستان ارومیه تابع استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Creation and formation of 20 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Urmia County under West Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 7DD016E4-E840-4986-9FDD-044DD3A0B2EE. شماره دوره [Course number] 66. Archived from the original on 2 November 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  5. ^ انزلى، حسن (2005). اورميه در گذر زمان (in Persian). p. 341.
  6. ^ "قالی های ایل هرکی ارومیه" (in Persian). Tehran Carpet Designers Association. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  7. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: West Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Assyrian Languages : Syriac dictionary "wana/ܥܘܵܢܵܐ"". Assyrian Languages.


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