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Churs
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Churs () is a village in, and the capital of, Churs Rural District in the Central District of Chaypareh County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.
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Place details
- Locality
- دهستان چورس
- Region
- استان آذربایجان غربی
- Country
- ایران
- Population
- 2,081
- Timezone
- Asia/Tehran
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Churs
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- fa
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Iran
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Iran
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- West Azerbaijan
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Chaypareh
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Central
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Rural District
- Settlement.subdivision_name4
- Churs
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2016
- Settlement.population_total
- 2081
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 2081
- Elevation
- 1215
- Image
- Red mosque chors.jpg
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is a village in, and the capital of, Churs Rural District in the Central District of Chaypareh County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.
==History== The location of modern-day Churs proved to be extremely pivotal in Armenian history. On 26 May 451 AD, a decisive battle was fought at the location that would be one of the single most important events in Armenian history.
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