Sir, West Azerbaijan

Sir
سير
Seiri, Seyr, Seer, Seir
Village
Assyrian Mar Sargis shrine in Sir
Assyrian Mar Sargis shrine in Sir
Sir is located in Iran
Sir
Sir
Coordinates: 37°28′09″N 45°02′05″E / 37.46917°N 45.03472°E / 37.46917; 45.03472
Country Iran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyUrmia
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictBaranduz
Population
 (2006)
 • Total134
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Sir (Persian: سير, romanizedSīr; Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: Seiri) is a mountainous area and village in Baranduz Rural District, in the Central District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 134 people, in 32 families.[1] In English the place has been subject to various spellings due to early transliteration including Seer, Seyr,[2] and Seir.[3]

  1. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
  2. ^ "David, Jacob". Encyclopædia Iranica. December 3, 2010.
  3. ^ Shedd, Mary Lewis (1922). The Measure of a Man: The Life of William Ambrose Shedd, Missionary to Persia. George H. Doran Company. p. 35.

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