Gug Tappeh ( fa, گوگ تپه, also
Romanize
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d as Gūg Tappeh; also known as Goy Tappeh and Gūy Tappeh) is a village in
Baranduzchay-ye Shomali Rural District
Baranduzchay-ye Shomali Rural District ( fa, دهستان باراندوزچای شمالی) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in the Central District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Rep ...
, in the
Central District of
Urmia County
Urmia County ( fa, شهرستان ارومیه) is located in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Urmia
Urmia or Orumiyeh ( fa, ارومیه, Variously transliterated as ''Oroumieh'', ''Oroumiyeh'', ''Orūmīyeh'' ...
,
West Azerbaijan Province,
Iran
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. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,804, in 482 families.
Notable people
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Malek-Yonan family
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George Malek-Yonan
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Rosie Malek-Yonan
Rosie Malek-Yonan (b. July 4, 1965) is an Assyrian-American actress, author, director, public figure and activist. Malek-Yonan became a noted pianist at an early age. Having graduated from the University of Cambridge, she settled in the United ...
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Terrence Malick
Terrence Frederick Malick (born November 30, 1943) is an American filmmaker. His films include '' Days of Heaven'' (1978), '' The Thin Red Line'' (1998), for which he received Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenp ...
Gallery
File:Assyrian Christians from Gug Tappeh, Urmia.jpg, Assyrian Christian Family from Gug Tappeh.
File:Assyrian church in Gug Tappeh, Urmia.jpg, Assyrian church in Gug Tappeh.
File:Assyrian Christian Festival in Gug Tappeh.jpg, Assyrian Christian Festival in Gug Tappeh.
File:St. Zayya Church in Gug Tappeh.jpg, St. Zayya Church in Gug Tappeh.
See also
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Assyrians in Iran
Assyrians in Iran ( syr, ܐܬܘܪܝܐ ܕܐܝܼܪܵܢ), ( fa, آشوریان ایران), are an ethnic and linguistic minority in present-day Iran. The Assyrians of Iran speak Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, a neo-Aramaic language descended from Classica ...
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List of Assyrian settlements
The following is a list of historical and contemporary Assyrian settlements in the Middle East. This list includes settlements of Assyrians from Southeastern Turkey who left their indigenous tribal districts in Hakkari (or the historical Ha ...
References
Populated places in Urmia County
Assyrian settlements
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