Sopurghan
Village in West Azerbaijan province, Iran
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Sopurghan (Persian: سپورغان)[a] is a village in Tala Tappeh Rural District[4] of Nazlu District in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.
Sopurghan
سپورغان | |
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Village | |
  Sopurghan | |
| Coordinates: 37°45′09″N 45°11′56″E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | West Azerbaijan |
| County | Urmia |
| District | Nazlu |
| Rural District | Tala Tappeh |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 216 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Etymology
According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name of this village is derived from the Mongolian word suburghan, meaning a stupa.[5]: 77
History
The earliest mention of Sopurghan is found in a letter to Pope Pius IV in 1562. The village is mentioned again in a manuscript donated to a church in Jerusalem in 1612.
Evidence from tombstones in the village cemetery show Assyrian presence in the village as early as 668 AD. In 1840, American Protestant missionaries built a primary school in the region. In 1862, a Russian survey showed 172 families and 2 priests living in the village. In 1883, a missionary established girls' school in the village, and in 1887, and Anglican mission established a Middle School for boys below 17.[6]
Demographics
Location
Sopurghan is 26 kilometres northeast of the city of Urmia and 2 kilometres from the edge of Lake Urmia.[9]
