Shirabad, West Azerbaijan Explained

Official Name:Shirabad
Native Name:شيراباد
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:Nazlu
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Nazlu-e Shomali
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:143
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Timezone Dst:IRDT
Utc Offset Dst:+4:30
Coordinates:37.7525°N 45.15°W

Shirabad (Persian: شيراباد, also Romanized as Shīrābād; in ; in Armenian: Շիրաբադ) is a village in Nazlu-e Shomali Rural District, Nazlu District, Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. The village's name means "place of lions." At the 2006 census, its population was 143, in 40 families.

The village was exclusively inhabited by Assyrians until the Assyrian genocide. As of 2012, only two Assyrian families remain in the village. Shirabad had four churches, and only two are still in use, one of which is the Church of Mar Talya.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: live. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/h2TTaa7BiFU. 2021-12-05. Shirabad village . YouTube.