Adeh, Urmia

Adeh (Persian: اده‎, Syriac: ܥܕܐ‎, also Romanized as Ādeh; also known as Ada and Ādeh-ye Bozorg)[1] is a village in Tala Tappeh Rural District, Nazlu District, Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. The name Ada is believed to come from a Turkish word meaning "island," which itself is a Turkification of the village's previous name, Jazarta, meaning "island" in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic.[2] In the 2006 census, its population was noted to be 151, in 41 families.[3] As of 2014, there were only 3 Assyrian families remaining in Ada, down from 700 Assyrian families prior to the Assyrian genocide.[4]

Adeh

اده
village
Adeh
Coordinates: 37°42′11″N 45°11′03″E
Country Iran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyUrmia
BakhshNazlu
Rural DistrictTala Tappeh
Population
 (2006)
 • Total151
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
ClimateBSk

The village was exclusively inhabited by Assyrians until the Assyrian genocide. There are four Assyrian churches in the village: Mar Daniel (which is said to have been built in the 4th century), Mart Maryam, Mar Youkhanna, and an Assyrian Presbyterian Church. In addition, the village has a "Shotapoota," or Assyrian community center, and is known for its festival of Mar Daniel (shara d'Mar Daniel).[5]

Notable people
  • Bob Miner; both parents were Iranian Assyrians from Adeh/Ada.

References
  1. Adeh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3051757" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. http://www.assyrianlanguages.org/sureth/dosearch.php?searchkey=10089&language=id
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
  4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZINyVp3kdo
  5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=97&v=cCwWf3d-kxk&feature=emb_logo


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