Qarna
قارنا | |
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village | |
  Qarna | |
| Coordinates: 36°55′31″N 45°18′34″E / 36.92528°N 45.30944°E | |
| Country | 
Iran |
| Province | West Azerbaijan |
| County | Naqadeh |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Rural District | Beygom Qaleh |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 813 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 ( IRST) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+4:30 ( IRDT) |
Qarna ( Persian: قارنا, also Romanized as Qārnā; also known as Karna and Qārneh) [1] is a Kurdish village in Beygom Qaleh Rural District, in the Central District of Naqadeh County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 813, in 128 families . [2]
On 2 September 1979, Kurds of the village were reported to have been massacred by the recruits of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. [3] The Qarna massacre led to a shock among the Kurdish population. In an attempt to calm the situation, Ayatollah Khomeini announced the perpetrators of the massacre shall be brought to justice. [4]
References
- ^ Qarna can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3079821" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
- ^ "Simply all the genocides". Kurdistan Human Rights Association. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
- ^ "Controversial Iranian Cleric Behind Qarna Massacre Loses Job". www.rudaw.net. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
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Qarna
قارنا | |
|---|---|
village | |
Qarna | |
| Coordinates: 36°55′31″N 45°18′34″E / 36.92528°N 45.30944°E | |
| Country |
Iran |
| Province | West Azerbaijan |
| County | Naqadeh |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Rural District | Beygom Qaleh |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 813 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 ( IRST) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+4:30 ( IRDT) |
Qarna ( Persian: قارنا, also Romanized as Qārnā; also known as Karna and Qārneh) [1] is a Kurdish village in Beygom Qaleh Rural District, in the Central District of Naqadeh County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 813, in 128 families . [2]
On 2 September 1979, Kurds of the village were reported to have been massacred by the recruits of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. [3] The Qarna massacre led to a shock among the Kurdish population. In an attempt to calm the situation, Ayatollah Khomeini announced the perpetrators of the massacre shall be brought to justice. [4]
References
- ^ Qarna can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3079821" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
- ^ "Simply all the genocides". Kurdistan Human Rights Association. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
- ^ "Controversial Iranian Cleric Behind Qarna Massacre Loses Job". www.rudaw.net. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
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