Ardakan, Fars
Ardakan (Persian: اردكان, also Romanized as Ārdaḵān) is a city in the Central District of Sepidan County, Fars province, Iran, serving as both capital of the district and of the county.
Ardakan
Persian: اردكان | |
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City | |
Ardakan | |
| Coordinates: 30°15′34″N 51°59′07″E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Fars |
| County | Sepidan |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 14,633 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 16,212 in 3,534 households. The following census in 2011 counted 16,661 people in 4,019 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 14,633 people in 4,117 households. Its name derives from the words arta (brave man) and kan or gan (place), or "place of brave men." The city is midway between Yasuj and Shiraz.
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