Zeynalu, Urmia
Village in West Azerbaijan province, Iran
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Zeynalu (Persian: زينالو, romanized: Zeynālū;[3] Syriac: Zānālūi)[4][a] is a village in Rowzeh Chay Rural District of the Central District in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.[6]
Zeynalu
Persian: زينالو | |
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Village | |
  Zeynalu | |
| Coordinates: 37°37′58″N 45°00′23″E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | West Azerbaijan |
| County | Urmia |
| District | Central |
| Rural District | Rowzeh Chay |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 559 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
History
The Church of St Gavrā at Zānālūi is believed to date to between the 4th and 7th century AD.[5] Zānālūi was inhabited by 15 Church of the East Christian families who were served by the Church of Mār Gawrā and 1 priest, according to the Russian archimandrite Sophoniah.[4] There were 16 Church of the East Christian families with 1 church but no priests in 1877, as per Edward Lewes Cutts.[7] It was located in the Anzel District.[4]
