Chehriq (Persian: چهریق) (also Chahriq, Chiriq, Charik, Čahrīk or Shimko) is a citadel[1] located in north-western Iran in West Azarbaijan Province, Salmas County, near the Turkish border.[2]
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The Báb was imprisoned at Chehriq prior to his execution at Tabriz in 1850.[1]
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38°4′49″N 44°35′22″E / 38.08028°N 44.58944°E
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