Margavar Rural District Explained

Margavar Rural District
Native Name:fa|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 (fa|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

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Margavar Rural District (Urmia County). . 28 September 2024. 28 September 2024. fa.
  2. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of West Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Urmia. fa. lamtakam.com. Lam ta Kam. https://web.archive.org/web/20231220192713/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113037. Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Habibi. Hassan. Approved 21 June 1369. c. 2023. Notification 82808/T137. 20 December 2023. 20 December 2023.
  3. Creation and formation of 20 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Urmia County under West Azerbaijan province. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Islamic Parliament Research Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20120423175105/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110051. Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Mousavi. Mirhossein. 23 April 2012. Approved 2 February 1366. 14 December 2023. c. 2012. Proposal 1.5.53.11395; Notification 114206/T769.
  4. 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 .
  5. News: دهستان مرگور - ارومیه . 3 May 2020 . Madreseh News . fa.
  6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): West Azerbaijan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 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.
  7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): West Azerbaijan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, 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.
  8. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): West Azerbaijan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 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.

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