Davan, Fars

Davan (Persian: دوان, also Romanized as Davān, Dawan, and Dovān) is a village in Deris Rural District, in the Central District of Kazerun County, Fars Province, Iran. In the Davani dialect it is pronounced : do'u At the 2006 census, its population was 601, in 178 families.

Davan
دوان
village
Davan
Coordinates: 29°42′06″N 51°40′32″E
Country Iran
ProvinceFars
CountyKazerun
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictDeris
Population
 (2006)
  Total601
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
  Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Davan in situated in a narrow valley at the foot of Mount Davān in the greater Zagros range. It is divided into upper (maʿale[maḥalla]-ye bār) and lower (ma ale [maḥalla]-ye duman) quarters. Some ruins dating from the Parthian and Sasanian periods are located approximately 4 km to the south of the village.

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