Zarqan
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| Zarqan زرقان |
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| Country |  Iran |
| Province | Fars |
| County | Shiraz |
| Bakhsh | Zarqan |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 19,861 |
| Time zone | IRST (UTC+3:30) |
| • Summer (DST) | IRDT (UTC+4:30) |
Zarqan (Persian: زرقان, also Romanized as Zarqān; also known as Zarghanak and Zargān)[1] is a city in and the capital of Zarqan District, in Shiraz County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 19,861, in 5,127 families.[2] It is served by Zarqan Airport.
Etymology
Zarqan comes from "Zarghoon", which in Pahlavi means the place is lush.
Zarqan in books
It is said that Zarqan had good mules for hiring and transporting.[3] therefore this city was important for business and transportation during 1791 .[4] historically Zaqan counted as the battle field among Afghan and Afshari dynasty.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Zarqan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3089115" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=5U0yECMV--wC&pg=PA50&dq=Zarqan+shiraz&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjnxsbNvfrJAhVB3A4KHe9YBPMQ6AEIQDAH#v=onepage&q=Zarqan%20shiraz&f=false
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=H20Xt157iYUC&pg=PA579&dq=Zarqan+shiraz&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjnxsbNvfrJAhVB3A4KHe9YBPMQ6AEIKDAD#v=onepage&q=Zarqan%20shiraz&f=false
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=O4FFQjh-gr8C&pg=PA103&dq=Zarqan+shiraz&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjnxsbNvfrJAhVB3A4KHe9YBPMQ6AEIOjAG#v=onepage&q=Zarqan%20shiraz&f=false
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