Zarnaq

Zarnaq () is a city in the Central District of Heris County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. As a village, it was the capital of Zarnaq Rural District until the rural district's merger with Mehranrud-e Shomali Rural District in 2000 to form Baruq Rural District (Heris County). The village of Zarnaq was converted to a city in 1994.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Zarnaq
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: طبیعت_شهر_زرنق.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Iran
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Iran
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: East Azerbaijan
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Heris
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Central
Settlement.established_title: Established as a city
Settlement.established_date: 1994
Settlement.population_as_of: 2016
Settlement.population_total: 5343
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: IRST

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History
Demographics
Language and ethnicity
Population
Notable residents
See also
Notes
References

==History== Sixty-five-hundred-year-old settlements and ancient objects have been discovered in the ancient hill of Duzde Baghir Zaranq.

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