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Varkaneh

Coordinates: 34°40′37″N 48°37′09″E / 34.67694°N 48.61917°E / 34.67694; 48.61917
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Varkaneh
وركانه
village
Varkaneh is located in Iran
Varkaneh
Varkaneh
Coordinates: 34°40′37″N 48°37′09″E / 34.67694°N 48.61917°E / 34.67694; 48.61917
Country Iran
ProvinceHamadan
CountyHamadan
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictAlvandkuh-e Sharqi
Population
 (2006)
 • Total848
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Varkaneh (Persian: وركانه, also Romanized as Varkāneh)[1] is a village in Alvandkuh-e Sharqi Rural District, in the Central District of Hamadan County, Hamadan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 848, in 196 families.[2]

Name

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The name Vārkaneh is ultimately derived from Old Iranian *Varkānaka-, itself from Proto-Iranian *wr̥kāna-, and ultimately sharing an etymology with Varkāna, the Old Persian name of the province of Hyrcania.[3]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ Varkaneh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3088193" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
  3. ^ Ahadian, M. Mahdi (2010). "Morphological Survey of Hamedan's Toponyms" (PDF). Linguistics Society of Iran. 6 (12): 129–148. Retrieved 5 May 2020.