Zarnaq

Zarnaq

Persian: زرنق
Zarnaq Persian: زرنق
City
	Zarnaq
	Coordinates: 38°05′29″N 47°04′59″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Heris
District	Central
Population (2016)[2]
• Total	5,343
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Zarnaq (Persian: زرنق)[lower-alpha 1] is a city in the Central District of Heris County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.

History

Sixty-five-hundred-year-old settlements and ancient objects have been discovered in the ancient hill of Dozdeh Baghir Zaranq.[4]

This city was ruined before the migration of Turks to Azerbaijan, and around the 11th century, a population of Kipchak Turks settled in its outskirts, who are considered the ancestors of the current residents of this city.[5]

Demographics

Language and ethnicity

The city's inhabitants are from Kipchak and Oghuz Turks and speak Azerbaijani Turkic.

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 4,766 in 1,132 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 5,713 people in 1,548 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,343 people in 1,649 households.[2]

Notable residents

Mohammad Feyz Sarabi, former cleric and politician

Notes

Also known as Zaraq, Zarnā, and Zerna[3]

References

OpenStreetMap contributors (3 April 2023). "Zarnaq, Heris County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 3 April 2023.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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".
https://irantourismonline.com/detail.aspx?id=3164
همدانی، رشیدالدین فضل‌الله بن ابی‌الخیر بن عالی، وقفنامه ربع رشیدی، ترجمهٔ به کوشش مجتبی مینوی و ایرج افشار، تهران: سلسله انتشارات انجمن آثار ملی شماره ۱۳۹
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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[4] Also known as Zaraq, Zarnā, and Zerna[3]

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (3 April 2023). "Zarnaq, Heris County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 3 April 2023.

[2016_census-2] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[3] 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".

[5] ttps://irantourismonline.com/detail.aspx?id=3164

[6] همدانی، رشیدالدین فضل‌الله بن ابی‌الخیر بن عالی، وقفنامه ربع رشیدی، ترجمهٔ به کوشش مجتبی مینوی و ایرج افشار، تهران: سلسله انتشارات انجمن آثار ملی شماره ۱۳۹

[2006_census-7] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_census-8] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.