Chehriq

{{Short description|Citadel in Iranian Azerbaijan}}

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Chahriq ({{langx|fa|چهریق}}) (also Chahriq, Chiriq, Charik, Čahrīk or Shimko) is a citadelHoutsma, M. Th. et al. (1993 reprint) "Salmas" E. J. Brill's First Encyclopaedia of Islam, 1913-1936 Volume 4, E.J. Brill, New York, [https://books.google.com/books?id=VJM3AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA118 page 118], {{ISBN|90-04-09796-1}} located in north-western Iran in West Azarbaijan Province, Salmas County, near Chahriq-e Olya and the Turkish border.{{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia= Encyclopædia Iranica |year= 1989 |article=Bāb, Sayyed `Ali Mohammad Sirazi | first = Denis | last = MacEoin}}

History

The Báb was imprisoned at Chehriq prior to his execution at Tabriz in 1850.

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Category:Castles in Iran

Category:Buildings and structures in West Azerbaijan province

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