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Dizaj-e Takyeh (Persian: ديزج تكيه, also Romanized as Dīzaj-e Takyeh; in Armenian: Դիզաթաքա)[1] is a village in Baranduzchay-ye Shomali Rural District, in the Central District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 737, in 204 families.[2] The village was largely inhabited by Assyrian Christians until the Assyrian genocide. The Assyrian church of Raban-Hormoz is located within the village.
Notable people
- Ashiq Yusuf Ohanes (1927–2019), Assyrian ashiq
References
- ^ Dizaj-e Takyeh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3813144" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
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