Varkaneh

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Varkaneh
وركانه
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Varkaneh
Coordinates: 34°40′37″N48°37′09″E / 34.67694°N 48.61917°E / 34.67694; 48.61917
Country Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Province Hamadan
County Hamadan
Bakhsh Central
Rural District Alvandkuh-e Sharqi
Population
 (2006)
 • Total848
Time zone UTC+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]

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Name

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]

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References

  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.



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