Sarnaq

Sarnaq is a village in Zulachay [Rural District] of the Central [District (Salmas County)|Central District] in Salmas County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The population is mainly Azeri.

Population

As of 1930, the village had a population of around 180. At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 914 in 223 households. The following census in 2011 counted 961 people in 276 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 905 people in 273 households.

Salmas earthquake

Sarnaq was badly damaged in the 1930 Salmas earthquake. The three churches of the village were damaged. Sourp Asdvadzadzin, an Armenian masonry church built in 1625, lost one of its walls. Mar Khinah church was lost all of its outer walls, but was rebuilt. S. Hovanes was destroyed and never rebuilt.