Qarna

Qarna
قارنا
village
Qarna
Coordinates: 36°55′31″N 45°18′34″E / 36.92528°N 45.30944°ECoordinates: 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 IRST (UTC+3:30)
  Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Qarna (Persian: قارنا, also Romanized as Qārnā; also known as Karna and Qārneh)[1] is a 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 September 2, 1980, Kurds of the village were reported to have been killed by members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards.[3]

References

  1. 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".
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (EXCEL) on 2011-11-11.
  3. Case, Mousavi (3 October 2010). "1980 Qarna Massacre". Iran Rises.