Ardakan, Fars

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Ardakan
Persian: اردكان
City
Ardekan City panaromic view
Ardekan City panaromic view
Ardakan is located in Iran
Ardakan
Ardakan
Coordinates: 30°15′34″N 51°59′07″E / 30.25944°N 51.98528°E / 30.25944; 51.98528[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceFars
CountySepidan
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
  Total
14,633
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Ardakan (Persian: اردكان)[a] is a city in the Central District of Sepidan County, Fars province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[3] Its name derives from the words arta (brave man) and kan or gan (place), or "place of brave men."[citation needed] The city is midway between Yasuj and Shiraz.

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 16,212 in 3,534 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 16,661 people in 4,019 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 14,633 people in 4,117 households.[2]

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