Ardakan, Fars
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Ardakan
Persian: اردكان | |
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City | |
 Ardekan City panaromic view | |
  Ardakan | |
| Coordinates: 30°15′34″N 51°59′07″E / 30.25944°N 51.98528°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Fars |
| County | Sepidan |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 14,633 |
| Time zone | UTC+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.
