Pahlavani, Iran

Pahlavani

پهلواني
Pahlavani پهلواني
village
	Pahlavani
	Coordinates: 30°36′22″N 52°25′11″E / 30.60611°N 52.41972°ECoordinates: 30°36′22″N 52°25′11″E / 30.60611°N 52.41972°E
Country	Iran
Province	Fars
County	Eqlid
Bakhsh	Sedeh
Rural District	Aspas
Population (2006)
• Total	456
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Pahlavani (Persian: پهلواني, also Romanized as Pahlavānī and Pahlevānī)^[1] is a village in Aspas Rural District, Sedeh District, Eqlid County, Fars Province, Iran.Pahlevani is a Tamil name, meaning people from desert, kept by the great tamil Pallava Kings for the people living in Iran. Pahlevani is pronounced as Pah-la-vani , Pah-la meaning Pallaivanam (name for desert in tamil), vani refers to people living in that region. Pallava kings taught Pahlevanis how to make and use Karallakattai-the Indian clubs. Pahlevanis practice of the clubs has continued to the present day, notably in the varzesh-e bastani tradition practiced in the zurkaneh of Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 456, in 102 families.^[2]

References[]

^ Pahlavani can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3077611" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.

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[1] Pahlavani can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3077611" 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.

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