Zarnaq

Zarnaq
زرنق
City
Zarnaq
Coordinates: 38°05′28″N 47°04′58″E / 38.09111°N 47.08278°E / 38.09111; 47.08278Coordinates: 38°05′28″N 47°04′58″E / 38.09111°N 47.08278°E / 38.09111; 47.08278
Country  Iran
Province East Azerbaijan
County Heris
Bakhsh Central
Population (2016 Census)
 • Total 5,343 [1]
Time zone UTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Zarnaq (Persian: زرنق‎; also known as Zaraq, Zarnā, and Zerna)[2] is a city in the Central District of Heris County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 4,766, in 1,132 families.[3]

In the wake of White Revolution (early 1960s) a clan of Mohammad Khanlu tribe, comprising 35 households, used Zarnaq as their winter quarters. [4]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.amar.org.ir/english
  2. ↑ Zarnaq can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3089167" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  3. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
  4. ↑ P. Oberling, “The Tribes of Qarāca Dāġ,” Oriens 17, 1964, p. 69
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