21 Aug, 2019
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Chehriq
Chahriq (Persian: چهریق) (also Chahriq, Chiriq, Charik, Čahrīk or Shimko) is a citadel located in north-western Iran in West Azarbaijan Province, Salmas County, near Chahriq-e Olya and the Turkish border.
History
The Báb was imprisoned at Chehriq prior to his execution at Tabriz in 1850.
Notes
- ^ Houtsma, M. Th. et al. (1993 reprint) "Salmas" E. J. Brill's First Encyclopaedia of Islam, 1913-1936 Volume 4, E.J. Brill, New York, page 118, ISBN 90-04-09796-1
- ^ MacEoin, Denis (1989). "Bāb, Sayyed `Ali Mohammad Sirazi". Encyclopædia Iranica.
38°4′49″N 44°35′22″E / 38.08028°N 44.58944°E / 38.08028; 44.58944
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