ERBIL, Kurdistan Region (AhlulBayt News Agency) - Gawlan village has become a symbol of coexistence between Kurds, Turks, and Assyrians.
In the village, Sunni Kurds, Shitte Turks, and Christian Assyrians live together. The village is located is 55 km north of Urmia in West Azerbaijan province of Iran.
"This is a historical village in which people of different religions including Sunni, Shiite, and Christians live together peacefully," said Kawais Jafari, the chieftain of Gawlan village.
Urmia city is the capital of West Azerbaijan and its residents are mainly a combination of Kurds and Turks with a small minority of Assyrian Christians. Kurds often complain about Turks taking governmental posts in the province.
About 300 households live in this village and the residents are mainly doing farming and raising sheep.
Shiite and Sunni villagers have one mosque and they pray at the same place.
"We live together happily and friendly. When a person at the village has a problem, we all try to help," said Saleh Husseini, member of the village's council.
The village has three churches. Mariukhna Church the oldest, while two others are new.
"We all work together at this village. Our heart is with each other, so we like are brothers with Muslims and Kurds," said Benyamin Nikrad, a Christian resident of the village.
The level of coexistence means Assyrians there even speak Kurdish.
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24 June 2018 - 04:07
News ID: 898883
In the village, Sunni Kurds, Shitte Turks, and Christian Assyrians live together. The village is located is 55 km north of Urmia in West Azerbaijan province of Iran.
