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]

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