Ardakan, Fars
Ardakan (Persian: اردكان, also Romanized as Ārdaḵān) is a city in and the capital of Sepidan County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 16,212, in 3,534 families.[1]
Ardakan
اردكان | |
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  Ardakan | |
| Coordinates: 30°15′45″N 51°59′00″E | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | Fars |
| County | Sepidan |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 16,212 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
History
The city was buried, with many deaths, during the 1972 Iran blizzard.[2]
References
- "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
- Edwards, Haley Sweetland (February 7, 2012). "40 Years Ago, Iran Was Hit by the Deadliest Blizzard in History". Mental Floss. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
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