Zarnaq (Persian: زرنق)[a] is a city in the Central District of Heris County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.
Zarnaq
Persian: زرنق | |
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City | |
  Zarnaq | |
| Coordinates: 38°05′29″N 47°04′59″E / 38.09139°N 47.08306°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | East Azerbaijan |
| County | Heris |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,343 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
History
editSixty-five-hundred-year-old settlements and ancient objects have been discovered in the ancient hill of Duzde 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
editLanguage and ethnicity
editThe city's inhabitants are from Kipchak and Oghuz Turks and speak Azerbaijani Turkic.[citation needed]
Population
editAt 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
editMohammad Feyz Sarabi, former cleric and politician
Mirza Ahmed Bey, known by his pen name Nourani, 19th century nobleman, poet, physician, mystic and an ancestor of the Nourani family.[8]
Seyyid Qasim, a holy spiritual figure in the region, descendant of the Prophet of Islam, and mystic (not originally from Zarnaq, but he had long stays there). Also a friend of Mirza Ahmed Bey.[9]
See also
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Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (3 April 2023). "Zarnaq, Heris County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Musa Herisinezhad, History Of Heris, 2005
- ^ Musa Herisinezhad, History Of Heris, 2005
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