Dasht-e Arzhan
Dasht-e Arzhan (Persian: دشت ارژن; also known as Dachte-Arjan, Dasht-e Arjan, Dasht-e Arzhaneh, and Dasht-i- Arjan) is a village in Dasht-e Arzhan Rural District of Arzhan District, Shiraz County, Fars province, Iran. The village lies in an ecologically important zone, the Arzhan and Parishan Protected Area.
Dasht-e Arzhan
Persian: دشت ارژن | |
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Village | |
Dasht-e Arzhan | |
| Coordinates: 29°39′37″N 51°59′07″E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Fars |
| County | Shiraz |
| District | Arzhan |
| Rural District | Dasht-e Arzhan |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 2,340 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 National Census, the village population consisted of 2,557 residents in 585 households. The following census in 2011 counted 2,562 people in 721 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,340 people in 693 households. It was the largest village in its rural district.
In the past, the Arjan Plain was ruled by the Kadkhoda of that place called Molamouli, who was tortured by Mushir at that time, and after him was Ali Khan Kushk, who was killed by the Iranian army during the reign of Reza Shah Pahlavi.
The main language spoken in the village is Persian.