Margavar Rural District

Margavar Rural District Persian: دهستان مرگور
Rural District
Margavar Rural District
Coordinates: 37°14′31″N 44°53′24″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
County	Urmia
District	Silvaneh
Capital	Ziveh
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	40,174
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Margavar Rural District (Persian: دهستان مرگور)[3] is in Silvaneh District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.[4] Its capital is the village of Ziveh.[5]

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.[6] Few Assyrians remain in Margavar and the district is mostly populated by Kurds.[7]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 34,862 in 6,012 households.[8] There were 37,170 inhabitants in 8,364 households at the following census of 2011.[9] 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.[2]

See also

• Emirate of Bradost

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (28 September 2024). "Margavar Rural District (Urmia County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 28 September 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): West Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. "INCSGN Search". Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names (in Persian). Tehran: National Cartographic Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019.
4. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 21 June 1369]. 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. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Notification 82808/T137. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
5. Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2012) [Approved 2 February 1366]. Creation and formation of 20 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Urmia County under West Azerbaijan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 1.5.53.11395; Notification 114206/T769. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
6. Hannibal, Travis (8 December 2006). "'Native Christians Massacred': The Ottoman Genocide of the Assyrians During World War I". Genocide Studies and Prevention. 1 (3): 327. SSRN 950428.
7. "دهستان مرگور - ارومیه" (in Persian). Madreseh News. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
8. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): West Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
9. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): West Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.