Zarneh ( fa, زرنه; also known as Zarnā and Zūraznā, in

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...

Boloran; hy, Բոլորան) is an Armenian village in Yeylaq Rural District, in the Central District of

Buin va Miandasht County Buin Miandasht County ( fa, شهرستان بوئين مياندشت) is in Isfahan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Buin Miandasht. At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Buin Miandasht District of Faridan Co ...

, Isfahan Province,

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. As of the 2006 census, its population was 61, in 23 families. Zarneh is a part of larger region known as

Fereydan Fereydan ( fa, فریدن, ka, ფერეიდანი, hy, Փերիա) is a region of Isfahan Province, Iran. Georgians in Fereydan The Fereydan Georgians ( ka, ფერეიდნელები) are an ethnic subgroup of the Georg ...

(Persian: فریدن,

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: ფერეიდანი,

: Փերիա). The village was historically populated by

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who were brought to this part of Iran by Shah Abbas of

Safavid Safavid Iran or Safavid Persia (), also referred to as the Safavid Empire, '. was one of the greatest Iranian empires after the 7th-century Muslim conquest of Persia, which was ruled from 1501 to 1736 by the Safavid dynasty. It is often conside ...

dynasty in 1603 and 1604, following the Nakhchivan deportations. As of 2010's, many Armenians remain in this village.

References

Populated places in Buin va Miandasht County Armenian diaspora communities {{BuinMiandasht-geo-stub