Chamaki

Chamaki
چمكي
village
Chamaki is located in Iran
Chamaki
Chamaki
Coordinates: 37°42′36″N 45°08′25″E / 37.71000°N 45.14028°E / 37.71000; 45.14028
Country Iran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyUrmia
BakhshNazlu
Rural DistrictTala Tappeh
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Chamaki (Persian: چمكي, also Romanized as Chamakī; in Armenian: Չամաքի)[1] is a village in Tala Tappeh Rural District, Nazlu District, Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. In the 1986 census, 33 people in 7 families were reported to live in Chamaki.[2] At the 2006 census, its existence was noted, but its population was not reported.[3] The local church is known as Saint Mary.[4] In 2020 the church underwent restoration.[5] The village was exclusively inhabited by Assyrians until the Assyrian genocide.

  1. ^ Chamaki can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3813114" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ^ "1986 census" (PDF). 1986. p. 51.
  3. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
  4. ^ ابنا (2019-07-21). "پاسخ به شایعات مبنی بر بی‌توجهی به کلیسا‌ها در ایران + تصاویر کلیساهای مرمت شده". AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA) (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  5. ^ "Historical churches in West Azarbaijan undergo rehabilitation works". Tehran Times. 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2021-04-18.