Kukiya
Village in West Azerbaijan province, Iran
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Kukiya (Persian: كوكيا, romanized: Kūkīā)[3][a] is a village in Baranduzchay-ye Jonubi Rural Districtof the Central District in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.[5] The village has at least one Armenian church.[4]
Kukiya
Persian: كوكيا | |
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Village | |
  Kukiya Location within Iran | |
| Coordinates: 37°22′06″N 45°08′56″E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | West Azerbaijan |
| County | Urmia |
| District | Central |
| Rural District | Baranduzchay-ye Jonubi |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 716 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
History
Kukiya is identified with the diocese of Chuchia, suffragan of the metropolis of Ormi Superior (Upper Urmi), which is mentioned in the letter of Patriarch Abdisho IV Maron sent to Pope Pius IV in 1562 as one of the dioceses that recognised his authority.[6] A funerary shrine dedicated to Mar Gewargis was located in the village.[7]
