Sir ( fa, سير, also
Romanize
Romanization or romanisation, in linguistics, is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written text, an ...
d as Sīr) also Seiri in Assyrian Aramaic and Monsieur in French, is an originally upland area and village in
Baranduz Rural District
Baranduz Rural District ( fa, دهستان باراندوز) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in the Central District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also cal ...
, in the
Central District of
Urmia County
Urmia County ( fa, شهرستان ارومیه) is located in West Azerbaijan province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq a ...
,
West Azerbaijan Province,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
. At the 2006 census, its population was 134, in 32 families.
Sir is located the historically significant stone church of Mar Sargis, a shrine visited by the faithful for healing, both
Christian and Muslim. Due to its fresh mountain air, Sir became the summer station for both English and American
missionaries based in
Urmia
Urmia or Orumiyeh ( fa, ارومیه, Variously transliterated as ''Oroumieh'', ''Oroumiyeh'', ''Orūmīyeh'' and ''Urūmiyeh''.) is the largest city in West Azerbaijan Province of Iran and the capital of Urmia County. It is situated at an al ...
.
On 1800s a proto-evangelical English missionary led by Sir John White and Dr Elisabeth Hobart also built a small worship place in Urmia, known as Ojag-e Sir (Sir's Henge, God's House of Sir) later renamed and converted to Kelisay-e Hazrat-e Maryam (The Church of
Saint Mary). There is a remaining room of mentioned sacred address which is located in the close outskirts of Janveslou Village, foothill of ‘Sir's Mountain. The village colloquially named Janveslou/Village of John and Elisa and it is widely known to have historically offered safety to various displaced and persecuted peoples of faith. It is there that many of American missionaries and their children and wives are buried in the specially designated cemetery, such as Dr. Joseph Plumb Cochran (1855-1905).
Notable people
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Ana Diamond, human rights activist
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Jacob David, pastor and relief worker
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William Ambrose Shedd
William Ambrose Shedd (1865–1918) was a US Presbyterian missionary who served in Persia, during the world war one conflict between the Russian and Ottoman empires in the neutral Persia.
He was born January 24, 1865, in the little mountain villag ...
, missionary
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 Classical ...
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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
Assyrian settlements
Populated places in Urmia County
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