Qarna (Persian: قارنا, also Romanized as Qārnā; also known as Karna and Qārneh)[1] is a Kurdish 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]

Qarna
قارنا
village
Qarna is located in Iran
Qarna
Qarna
Coordinates: 36°55′31″N 45°18′34″E / 36.92528°N 45.30944°E / 36.92528; 45.30944
Country Iran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyNaqadeh
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictBeygom Qaleh
Population
 (2006)
 • Total813
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

On 2 September 1979, Kurds of the village were reported to have been massacred by the recruits of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.[3] 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.[4]

References

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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 2011-09-20.
  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.