Sarnaq ( fa, سرنق),
or Sarna (سارنا), is a village in
Zulachay Rural District
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, in the
Central District of
Salmas County
Salmas County ( fa, شهرستان سلماس) is located in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Salmas. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 180,708, in 40,298 households. Retrieved 2 November 2022 At the ...
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West Azerbaijan Province,
Iran
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As of 1930, the village had a population of around 180.
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Tchalenko. ]
Field study and document of the 1930 Salmas (Shahpur - Azerbaijan) earthquake
', published in ''Geol. Surv. Iran'', 39, 271-342, 1976 At the 2006 census, its population was 914, in 223 families.
The population is mainly
Azeri
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Sarnaq was badly damaged in the
1930 Salmas earthquake. The three churches of the village were damaged.
Sourp Asdvadzadzin
Holy Mother of God Cathedral ( hy, Սուրբ Աստուածածին Մայր Եկեղեցի), or Surp Asdvadzadzin Church, is the Armenian Apostolic cathedral of the Armenian Diocese of Cyprus, located in the Strovolos district in Nicosia, Cyp ...
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Armenian
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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.
References
Populated places in Salmas County
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