Garakan

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This article is about the village in Achtian County, Markazi Province, Iran. For the village in Farahan County, Markazi Province, Iran, see Karkan-e Bala. For the administrative subdivision, see Garakan Rural District.
Garakan
گركان
village
Garakan is located in Iran
Garakan
Garakan
Coordinates: 34°33′04″N 49°57′44″E / 34.55111°N 49.96222°E / 34.55111; 49.96222Coordinates: 34°33′04″N 49°57′44″E / 34.55111°N 49.96222°E / 34.55111; 49.96222
Country Iran
ProvinceMarkazi
CountyAshtian
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictGarakan
Population
 (2006)
 • Total799
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Garakan (Persian: گركان, also Romanized as Garakān and Gerakān )[1] is a village in Garakan Rural District, in the Central District of Ashtian County, Markazi Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 799, in 245 families.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Garakan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3063490" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.

It is said that the village took its name after its Zoroastrian inhabitants as ‘’ which means the place of Zoroastrians, = Zoroastrian & ‘Makan’= place in Persian. It is also said that the village's name was changed after a certain period of time by its inhabitants through different pronunciation to Garakan.

.گرکان نام روستایی از توابع آشتیان در استان مرکزی است که محل تولد بزرگانی همچون و و می باشد

One of the famous Iranians , Doctor Mohammad Gharib was one of the most famous , distinguished university professor and a pioneer of pediatrics who was originally from Garakan. Doctor Mohammad Gharib is known as . He was a graduate of . Garakan has been shown in the TV serie Roozegar-e Gharib as a village where has been annually visited by doctor Mohammad Gharib. Doctor visited Garakan once a year with luggage full of medicines to help and cure his people. [1]


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