Zovik, Iran
Zovik
زویک | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Zovik Location within Iran | |
| Coordinates: 37°24′41″N 45°11′06″E / 37.41139°N 45.18500°E | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | West Azerbaijan |
| County | Urmia |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Rural District | Baranduzchay-ye Jonubi |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 96 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
Zovik (Persian: زویک, romanized: Zovīk;[1] Syriac: Zīwik)[2] is a village in Baranduzchay-ye Jonubi Rural District, in the Central District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 96, in 27 families.[3]
History
In 1862, Zīwik (today called Zovik) was inhabited by 20 Church of the East Christian families who did not have a church or a priest, according to the Russian archimandrite Sophoniah.[4] There were 16 Church of the East Christian families at Zīwik with no priest or church in 1877, as per Edward Lewes Cutts.[2] It was located in the Baranduz District.[2]
References
Notes
Citations
- ↑ Zovik at GEOnet Names Server
- 1 2 3 Wilmshurst (2000), p. 336.
- ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 20 September 2011.
- ↑ Wilmshurst (2000), p. 334.
Bibliography
- Wilmshurst, David (2000). The Ecclesiastical Organisation of the Church of the East, 1318–1913 (PDF). Peeters Publishers. Retrieved 30 October 2024.