Shirabad (Persian: شيراباد, also Romanized as Shīrābād; in Syriac: ܫܝܪܐܒܕ; in Armenian: Շիրաբադ)[1] is a village in Nazlu-e Shomali Rural District, Nazlu District, Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. The village's name means "place of lions." At the 2006 census, its population was 143, in 40 families.[2]
Shirabad شيراباد | |
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village | |
  Shirabad | |
| Coordinates: 37°45′09″N 45°09′00″E / 37.75250°N 45.15000°E | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | West Azerbaijan |
| County | Urmia |
| Bakhsh | Nazlu |
| Rural District | Nazlu-e Shomali |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 143 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
The village was exclusively inhabited by Assyrians until the Assyrian genocide. As of 2012, only two Assyrian families remain in the village. Shirabad had four churches, and only two are still in use, one of which is the Church of Mar Talya.[3]
