Dizaj-e Takyeh explained

Official Name:Dizaj-e Takyeh
Native Name:ديزج تكيه
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:West Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Urmia
Subdivision Type3:Bakhsh
Subdivision Name3:Central
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Baranduzchay-ye Shomali
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:737
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Timezone Dst:IRDT
Utc Offset Dst:+4:30
Coordinates:37.4225°N 45.1728°W

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.

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