Sarnaq
| Sarnaq سرنق |
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 Sarnaq
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| Country |  Iran |
| Province | West Azerbaijan |
| County | Salmas |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Rural District | Zulachay |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 914 |
| Time zone | IRST (UTC+3:30) |
| • Summer (DST) | IRDT (UTC+4:30) |
Sarnaq (Persian: سرنق),[1] or Sarna (سارنا), is a village in Zulachay Rural District, in the Central District of Salmas County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran.[2]
As of 1930, the village had a population of around 180.[3] At the 2006 census, its population was 914, in 223 families.[2] The population is mainly Azeri.[3]
Sarnaq was badly damaged in the 1930 Salmas earthquake. The three churches of the village were damaged. Sourp Asdvadzadzin, a masonry church built in 1625, lost one of its other walls. Mar Khinah church (built with sun dried bricks) was lost all of its outer walls, but was rebuilt. S. Hovanes was destroyed and never rebuilt.[3]
References
- ↑ Sarnaq can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3767515" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Berberian, M. and J.S. Tchalenko. Field study and document of the 1930 Salmas (Shahpur - Azerbaijan) earthquake, published in Geol. Surv. Iran, 39, 271-342, 1976
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