Qarna

Qarna

قارنا
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	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 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.^[3] The Qarna Massacre led to a shock In 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 2011-11-11.
^ "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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[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)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.

[3] "Simply all the genocides". Kurdistan Human Rights Association. Retrieved 2020-05-01.

[4] "Controversial Iranian Cleric Behind Qarna Massacre Loses Job". www.rudaw.net. Retrieved 2020-05-01.

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