Sarnaq

Sarnaq Persian: سرنق
Village
Sarnaq
Coordinates: 38°08′08″N 44°46′13″E / 38.13556°N 44.77028°E / 38.13556; 44.77028[1]
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
County	Salmas
District	Central
Rural District	Zulachay
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	905
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Sarnaq (Persian: سرنق)^[a] is a village in Zulachay Rural District^[4] of the Central District in Salmas County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The population is mainly Azeri.^[5]

Population

As of 1930, the village had a population of around 180.^[5] At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 914 in 223 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 961 people in 276 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 905 people in 273 households.^[2]

Salmas earthquake

Sarnaq was badly damaged in the 1930 Salmas earthquake. The three churches of the village were damaged. Sourp Asdvadzadzin, an Armenian masonry church built in 1625, lost one of its walls. Mar Khinah church (built with sun dried bricks) was lost all of its outer walls, but was rebuilt. S. Hovanes was destroyed and never rebuilt.^[5]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also known as Sarna (سارنا); Armenian: Սառնա^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (22 October 2025). "سرنق [Sarnaq], Sarnaq, دهستان زولاچای, بخش مرکزی [Zulachay Rural District, Central District], Salmas County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 22 October 2025.
2. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Sarnaq can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3767515" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (22 April 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/02/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 7 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها واقع در شهرستان سلماس تابع استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Creation and formation of seven rural districts including villages, farms and places in Salmas County under West Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 9B86F5C0-8C16-4F6C-8154-9247C8CA80E8. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 2. Archived from the original on 21 October 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
5. Berberian, M. and J.S. Tchalenko. Field study and document of the 1930 Salmas (Shahpur - Azerbaijan) earthquake[https://web.archive.org/web/20131018045921/http://www.manuelberberian.com/Berberian%20%26%20Tchalenko%201976a%20-%20Salmas.pdf Archived 2013-10-18 at the Wayback Machine, published in Geol. Surv. Iran, 39, 271-342, 1976
6. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
7. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: West Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.