Zarneh, Isfahan Explained

Official Name:Zarneh
Native Name:زرنه
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Isfahan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Buin va Miandasht
Subdivision Type3:Bakhsh
Subdivision Name3:Central
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Yeylaq
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:61
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Timezone Dst:IRDT
Utc Offset Dst:+4:30
Coordinates:33.105°N 50.0839°W

Zarneh (Persian: زرنه; also known as Zarnā and Zūraznā, in Armenian Boloran;[1] [2] Armenian: Բոլորան) is an Armenian village in Yeylaq Rural District, in the Central District of Buin va Miandasht County, Isfahan Province, Iran. As of the 2006 census, its population was 61, in 23 families.

Zarneh is a part of larger region known as Fereydan (Persian: فریدن, Georgian: ფერეიდანი, Armenian: Փերիա).[3] The village was historically populated by Armenians who were brought to this part of Iran by Shah Abbas of Safavid dynasty in 1603 and 1604, following the Nakhchivan deportations. As of 2010's, many Armenians remain in this village.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Armenakyan . Nazik . A Portrait of Armenian Women in Iran . Chai Khana . 28 February 2019.
  2. Web site: A gravestone in Zarneh Boloran, an Armenian village in Fereydan region of Isfahan province in central Iran. . . Ajam Media Collective . 28 February 2019.
  3. Web site: Armenakyan . Nazik . A Portrait of Armenian Women in Iran . Chai Khana . 28 February 2019.