Qarna Explained

Official Name:Qarna
Native Name:قارنا
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:West Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Naqadeh
Subdivision Type3:Bakhsh
Subdivision Name3:Central
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Beygom Qaleh
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:813
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Timezone Dst:IRDT
Utc Offset Dst:+4:30
Coordinates:36.9253°N 45.3094°W

Qarna (Persian: قارنا, also Romanized as Qārnā; also known as Karna and Qārneh) 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 .

On 2 September 1979, Kurds of the village were reported to have been massacred by the recruits of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.[1] 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.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Simply all the genocides. Kurdistan Human Rights Association. en-US. 2020-05-01.
  2. Web site: Controversial Iranian Cleric Behind Qarna Massacre Loses Job. www.rudaw.net. 2020-05-01.