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Ardakan, Fars

Coordinates: 30°15′34″N 51°59′07″E / 30.25944°N 51.98528°E / 30.25944; 51.98528
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Ardakan
Persian: اردكان
City
Ardakan is located in Iran
Ardakan
Ardakan
Coordinates: 30°15′34″N 51°59′07″E / 30.25944°N 51.98528°E / 30.25944; 51.98528[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceFars
CountySepidan
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total14,633
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Ardakan (Persian: اردكان)[a] is a city in the Central District of Sepidan County, Fars province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[3] Its name derives from the words arta (brave man) and kan or gan (place), or "place of brave men."[citation needed] The city is midway between Yasuj and Shiraz.

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 16,212 in 3,534 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 16,661 people in 4,019 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 14,633 people in 4,117 households.[2]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Ārdaḵān; also known as Artagan

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (10 October 2024). "Ardakan, Sepidan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Fars Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Fars province, centered in Shiraz. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 82840/T128K. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
  4. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Fars Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Fars Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.