Karan, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari
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Karan
Persian: كران | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Karan | |
| Coordinates: 32°13′41″N 50°35′42″E / 32.22806°N 50.59500°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari |
| County | Farsan |
| District | Junqan |
| Rural District | Mizdej-e Sofla |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 4,049 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Karan (Persian: كُران)[a] is a village in Mizdej-e Sofla Rural District[4] of Junqan District in Farsan County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran.
Ethnicity
The village is populated by Lurs.[5]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 4,227 in 955 households, when it was in the Central District.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 4,345 people in 1,240 households,[7] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the formation of Junqan District.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 4,049 people in 1,193 households. It was the only village in its rural district.[2]
