Mavana
Mavana is a village in, and the capital of, Targavar [Rural District] in Silvaneh District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.Demographics
While historically Assyrian, the village is populated by Herki Kurds today.Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,134 in 179 households. The following census in 2011 counted 1,114 people in 219 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,314 people in 275 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.Etymology
The name Mavana, which in Syriac is pronounced Ma-wa-na, comes from the words "Em-ma Wane" meaning "100 ewes/sheep". The meaning of the village name could point to Mavana being originally settled by sheep herders.