Ardakan, Fars
City in Fars province, Iran / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ardakan (Persian: اردكان)[lower-alpha 1] is a city in the Central District of Sepidan County, Fars province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[3]
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Ardakan
Persian: اردكان | |
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Coordinates: 30°15′34″N 51°59′07″E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Fars |
County | Sepidan |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 14,633 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
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At the 2006 National Census, its population was 16,212 in 3,534 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 16,661 people in 4,019 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 14,633 people in 4,117 households.[2] 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.