Karchan, Markazi

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Karchan
كارچان
City
Karchan is located in Iran
Karchan
Karchan
Coordinates: 34°05′58″N 49°56′00″E / 34.09944°N 49.93333°E / 34.09944; 49.93333Coordinates: 34°05′58″N 49°56′00″E / 34.09944°N 49.93333°E / 34.09944; 49.93333
Country Iran
ProvinceMarkazi
CountyArak
BakhshCentral
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Total3,743 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Karchan (Persian: كارچان, also Romanized as Kārchān; also known as Kārchon and Kharshān)[2] is a city in the Central District of Arak County, Markazi Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 3,530, in 964 families.[3] It was promoted to city status in 2009.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Statistical Center of Iran > Home".
  2. ^ Karchan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3069701" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  3. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
  4. ^ Official News Release Archived 2011-09-20 at the Wayback Machine (in Persian)
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