• Source: Baron Avak

Baron Avak (Azerbaijani: Barnava, Persian: بارون آواک, Armenian: Պարոն Աւագ) is an old neighbourhood in the city center of Tabriz in northwestern Iran. The inhabitants of Baron Avak are mostly among the Iranian Armenian minority of Tabriz. The neighbourhood contains several historic and contemporary buildings and organizations dedicated to the Armenians of Tabriz, such as several churches (e.g., Surp Sarkis Church), sportsclubs, gardens and schools. The name of the neighbourhood comes after Avak Avakian, who was the wealthy founder of the neighbourhood in nineteenth century.




See also


Lilava




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Excerpt about Tabriz Armenians first published in adhrabnews.com (in Persian)

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• Baron Avak
• Avak
• Tabriz
• Nshan Topouzian
• St. Sarkis Church (Tabriz, East Azerbaijan, Iran)
• Lilava
• List of Iraqi Armenians
• When I Grow Up, I'll Be a Kangaroo
• Bolívar (state)
• August 1948