Gulpashan
Golpashan was an Assyrian Christian town located on the western shore of Lake Urmia. The town was once one of the most prosperous towns in Urmia plains but was destroyed and abandoned in 1918.
History
It is not known exactly when Assyrians first settled in Golpashan but they did found the village. They have continuously inhabited the land since pre-recorded history.
This village played a dramatic part in the Assyrian Genocide during and after World War I. It was destroyed and many of its citizens were massacred by the Turks and Kurds in 1918.
Churches
Golpashan has at least three main churches:
- Mar Sehyon (St. Zion) Assyrian Church of the East
- Mar Gewargis Assyrian Chaldean Catholic Church
- St. Mary Assyrian Evangelical Church
People from Golpashan
Notes
References
- Gaunt, David; Beṯ-Şawoce, Jan (2006), Massacres, resistance, protectors: Muslim-Christian relations in Eastern Anatolia during World War I, Gorgias Press LLC, ISBN 978-1593333010
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