Nergi

Nergi
Persian: نرگي
Village
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 37°20′11″N 44°55′16″E / 37.33639°N 44.92111°E / 37.33639; 44.92111
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyUrmia
DistrictSilvaneh
Rural DistrictMargavar
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
1,069
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Nergi (Persian: نرگي, romanized: Nergī; Syriac: Nargi) is a village in Margavar Rural District of Silvaneh District in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.

History

Nargi was inhabited by 2 Church of the East Christian families with no church in 1877 as per Edward Lewes Cutts. It was located in the Tergāwār district.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 974 in 160 households. The following census in 2011 counted 1,075 people in 241 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,069 people in 280 households.