Zarnaq

Zarnaq

Persian: زرنق
Zarnaq Persian: زرنق
City
	Zarnaq
	Coordinates: 38°05′29″N 47°04′59″E / 38.09139°N 47.08306°E
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Heris
District	Central
Population (2016)
• Total	5,343
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Zarnaq (Persian: زرنق)^[a] 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 Duzde Baghir Zaranq.^[4]

This city was ruined before the migration of Turks to Azerbaijan, and around the 12th century, a population of Kipchak Turks settled in its outskirts, who are considered the ancestors of the current residents of this city.^[5]

According to the oral tradition of the people, the ancestor of the old clans of the city was a Kipchak nobleman named Qarabey who moved there from Cumania. His name is still on a grassland near the city. This city consists of several clans of the Shahsevans who settled there during the Safavid era and the Kipchak Turks (Qarabey's descendants) who lived there much earlier. This is why each clan has its own accent and some words are pronounced differently among each clan, which shows the difference between the Oghuz and Kipchak Turkic. These clans did not have close relationships such as marriage with each other until the late half of the 20th century, but over time, these boundaries disappeared and now younger people may not even know the name of the clan they belong to.^[6]

This city has long been one of the Heriz rug producers and many of its people were and still are carpet weavers or carpet traders. The tradition of Ashik music is also popular among them.^[6]

Demographics

Language and ethnicity

The city's inhabitants are from Kipchak and Oghuz Turks and speak Azerbaijani Turkic.^{[citation needed]}

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 4,766 in 1,132 households.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 5,713 people in 1,548 households.^[8] 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

Mirza Ahmed Bey, known by his pen name Nourani, 19th century nobleman, poet, physician, mystic and an ancestor of the Nourani family.^[6]

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.^[6]

Notes

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

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (3 September 2024). "Zarnaq, Heris County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 3 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): East Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. 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".
^ "تپه باستانی دوزده باغیر | عکس + آدرس + تلفن + موقعیت جغرافیایی". irantourismonline.com.
^ 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
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Musa Herisinezhad, History Of Heris, 2005
^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): East Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): East Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.

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

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (3 September 2024). "Zarnaq, Heris County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 3 September 2024.

[2016_East_Azerbaijan_Province-2] Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): East Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. 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] "تپه باستانی دوزده باغیر | عکس + آدرس + تلفن + موقعیت جغرافیایی". irantourismonline.com.

[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

[auto-7] Musa Herisinezhad, History Of Heris, 2005

[2006_East_Azerbaijan_Province-8] Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): East Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_East_Azerbaijan_Province-9] Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): East Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.

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