Sopurghan
سپورغان | |
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Village | |
  Sopurghan | |
| Coordinates: 37°45′09″N 45°11′56″E / 37.75250°N 45.19889°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | West Azerbaijan |
| County | Urmia |
| District | Nazlu |
| Rural District | Tala Tappeh |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 216 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Sopurghan (Persian: سپورغان)[a] is a village in Tala Tappeh Rural District[4] of Nazlu District in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.
Etymology
[edit]According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name of this village is derived from the Mongolian word suburghan, meaning a stupa.[5]: 77
History
[edit]The earliest mention of Sopurghan is found in a letter to Pope Pius IV in 1562. The village is mentioned again in a manuscript donated to a church in Jerusalem in 1612.
Evidence from tombstones in the village cemetery show Assyrian presence in the village as early as 668 AD. In 1840, American Protestant missionaries built a primary school in the region. In 1862, a Russian survey showed 172 families and 2 priests living in the village. In 1883, a missionary established girls' school in the village, and in 1887, and Anglican mission established a Middle School for boys below 17.[6]
Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 243 in 71 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 84 people in 25 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 216 people in 75 households.[2]
Location
[edit]Sopurghan is 26 kilometres northeast of the city of Urmia and 2 kilometres from the edge of Lake Urmia.[9]
See also
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Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (4 November 2025). "Shialan Abad, Sopurghan, دهستان طلاتپه, بخش نازلو [Tala Tappeh Rural District, Nazlu District], Urumia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Sopurghan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3086136" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (22 April 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/02/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل 20 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانهای در شهرستان ارومیه تابع استان آذربایجان غربی [Creation and formation of 20 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Urmia County under West Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 7DD016E4-E840-4986-9FDD-044DD3A0B2EE. شماره دوره [Course number] 66. Archived from the original on 2 November 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ Minorsky, Vladimir (1957). "Mongol Place-Names in Mukri Kurdistan". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 19 (1): 58–81. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica".
- ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: West Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica".
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