Golpashan
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The Assyrian
Christian village of Golpashan is located in the Western Azerbaijan province in Iran. It is located on the western shore of Lake Urmia
.
It is not known exactly when Assyrians
first settled in Golpashan but they did found the village. They have continuously inhabited the land since pre-recorded history.
Golpashan has at least three main churches:
This village played a dramatic part in the Assyrian Genocide
during and after World War I. Many of its citizens were tortured, raped, abducted, and killed by invading Turks
and Kurds.
Notable Assyrians that are from this village include:
1. Dr. Eden Naby
(Ph.D) http://www.edennaby.com/
Assyrian people
The Assyrian people are a distinct ethnic group whose origins lie in ancient Mesopotamia...
Christian village of Golpashan is located in the Western Azerbaijan province in Iran. It is located on the western shore of Lake Urmia
Lake Urmia
Lake Urmia , ancient name: Lake Matiene) is a salt lake in northwestern Iran, near Iran's border with Turkey. The lake is between the Iranian provinces of East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan, west of the southern portion of the similarly shaped Caspian Sea...
.
It is not known exactly when Assyrians
Assyrian people
The Assyrian people are a distinct ethnic group whose origins lie in ancient Mesopotamia...
first settled in Golpashan but they did found the village. They have continuously inhabited the land since pre-recorded history.
Golpashan has at least three main churches:
- Mar Sehyon (St. Zion) Assyrian Church
- Mar Gewargis Assyrian Chaldean Catholic ChurchChaldean Catholic ChurchThe Chaldean Catholic Church , is an Eastern Syriac particular church of the Catholic Church, maintaining full communion with the Bishop of Rome and the rest of the Catholic Church...
- St. Mary Assyrian Evangelical ChurchAssyrian Evangelical ChurchThe Assyrian Evangelical Church is a Presbyterian church in the Middle East that attained a status of ecclesiastical independence from the Presbyterian mission in Iran in 1870.There are several Assyrian Evangelical churches in the diaspora, e.g...
This village played a dramatic part in the Assyrian Genocide
Assyrian genocide
The Assyrian Genocide refers to the mass slaughter of the Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac population of the Ottoman Empire during the 1890s, the First World War, and the period of 1922-1925...
during and after World War I. Many of its citizens were tortured, raped, abducted, and killed by invading Turks
Turkic peoples
The Turkic peoples are peoples residing in northern, central and western Asia, southern Siberia and northwestern China and parts of eastern Europe. They speak languages belonging to the Turkic language family. They share, to varying degrees, certain cultural traits and historical backgrounds...
and Kurds.
Notable Assyrians that are from this village include:
1. Dr. Eden Naby
Eden Naby
Eden Naby is an Assyrian cultural historian of Central Asia and the Middle East. She was born in the once important Assyrian village of Golpashan, located outside Urmia in Iran. Eden Naby has conducted research, taught and published on minority issues in countries from Turkey to Tajikistan...
(Ph.D) http://www.edennaby.com/