Margavar Rural District Explained
| Margavar Rural District |
| Native Name: | Persian: دهستان مرگور |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | Rural District |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Azerbaijan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Urmia |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Silvaneh |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Ziveh |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 40174 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Margavar Rural District (Persian: دهستان مرگور) is in Silvaneh District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.[2] Its capital is the village of Ziveh.[3]
History
According to Harry P. Packard of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church, the rural districts of Dasht, Margavar, and Targavar were destroyed by Turks and Kurds during the Assyrian genocide in events that gave rise to the Assyrian independence movement.[4] Few Assyrians remain in Margavar and the district is mostly populated by Kurds.[5]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 34,862 in 6,012 households.[6] There were 37,170 inhabitants in 8,364 households at the following census of 2011.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 40,174 in 9,602 households. The most populous of its 54 villages was Dizaj, with 4,907 people.[8]
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Margavar Rural District (Urmia County) . . 10 March 2023 . 10 March 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the country divisions of West Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Urmia . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20231220192713/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113037 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Habibi . Hassan . 7 July 1369 . 20 December 2023 . 20 December 2023.
- Web site: Creation and formation of 20 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Urmia County under West Azerbaijan province . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20120423175105/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110051 . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . Mousavi . Mirhossein . 23 April 2012 . 2 February 1366 . 14 December 2023.
- Genocide Studies and Prevention. 1. 3. 327. Hannibal . Travis . 'Native Christians Massacred': The Ottoman Genocide of the Assyrians During World War I . en. 950428 . 2006-12-08 .
- News: دهستان مرگور - ارومیه . 3 May 2020 . Madreseh News . fa.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 04 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094953/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/04.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 04 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230120205939/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/West-Azerbaijan.xls . 20 January 2023. 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 04 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220830042935/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_04.xlsx . Excel . 30 August 2022.
