Gol Pashin Explained

Official Name:Gol Pashin
Native Name:گل پاشين
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:Bakeshluchay
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:266
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Timezone Dst:IRDT
Utc Offset Dst:+4:30
Coordinates:37.5425°N 45.1736°W

Gol Pashin (Persian: گل پاشين, also Romanized as Gol Pāshīn; also known as Gol Parchīn) is a village in Bakeshluchay Rural District, in the Central District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 266, in 69 families. Gol Pashin is an Assyrian village and has 1 surviving church, although before it was destroyed in 1918 it had many more, and was a much grander and significant town overall.

For the pre Assyrian genocide history of the town, see Gulpashan.

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