Mavana

Mavana (Persian: موانا‎, also Romanized as Mavānā, Mawāna, and Movānā; also known as Mavāneh)[1] is a village in Targavar Rural District, Silvaneh District, Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,134, in 179 families.[2] While historically Assyrian, the village is populated by Herki Kurds today.[3][4]

Mavana موانا
village
Mavana
Coordinates: 37°34′27″N 44°47′46″E
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
County	Urmia
Bakhsh	Silvaneh
Rural District	Targavar
Population  (2006)
• Total	1,134
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Gallery

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  A Mawana Assyrian family making dairy product using sheep skin.
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  Mawana Assyrian cavalry late 19th cent.

References

1. Mavana can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3074367" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
3. انزلى، حسن (2005). اورميه در گذر زمان (in Persian). p. 341.
4. "قالی های ایل هرکی ارومیه" (in Persian). Tehran Carpet Designers Association. Retrieved 30 April 2020.