Qarna
Village in West Azerbaijan province, Iran
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Qarna (Persian: قارنا)[a] is a village in Beygom Qaleh Rural District[4] of the Central District in Naqadeh County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.
Qarna
Persian: قارنا | |
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Village | |
  Qarna | |
| Coordinates: 36°55′31″N 45°18′34″E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | West Azerbaijan |
| County | Naqadeh |
| District | Central |
| Rural District | Beygom Qaleh |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 816 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 813 in 128 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 853 people in 195 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 816 people in 240 households.[2]
On 2 September 1979, Kurds of the village were reported to have been massacred by the recruits of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.[7] 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.[8]
