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Torkan

Torkan is a village in Kaftarak Rural District, in the Central District of , , . At the 2006 census, its population was 2,685, in 726 families.
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  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: village in Kaftarak Rural District, Iran
  • Also known as: “۱۳۹”, “Torkān”, “Torkan, Fars”, and “Turkān”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Barm-e Delak and Shahid Dastgheib.

Photo: Pentocelo, CC BY 3.0.
, is a site of a Sasanian rock relief located about 10 km southeast of , in the of . The rock relief was known as Bahram-e Dundalk in Middle Persian, which means Bahram's heart. is situated 3½ km northeast of Torkan.

Metro station
Photo: Amirhosseinasadii, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Shiraz Metro is the rapid transit system in , , , operated by Shiraz Urban Railway Organization. Construction began in 2001, and service in the first line officially commenced on 11 October 2014. is situated 3 km west of Torkan.

Metro station
Photo: Amirhosseinasadii, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Shiraz Metro is the rapid transit system in , , , operated by Shiraz Urban Railway Organization. Construction began in 2001, and service in the first line officially commenced on 11 October 2014. is situated 3½ km west of Torkan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dast-e Khezr and Vazirabad.

Suburb
is a village in Kaftarak Rural District, in the Central District of , , . At the 2006 census, its population was 5,540, in 1,401 families.

Neighborhood
is a village in Qarah Bagh Rural District, in the Central District of , , . At the 2006 census, its population was 2,977, in 653 families. is situated 3 km south of Torkan.

Neighborhood
is a village in Kaftarak Rural District, in the Central District of , , . At the 2006 census, its population was 2,172, in 597 families. is situated 3 km east of Torkan.

Torkan

Latitude
29.56208° or 29° 33′ 44″ north
Longitude
52.62806° or 52° 37′ 41″ east
Elevation
1,488 metres (4,882 feet)
Open location code
7HXJHJ6H+R6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6804902197
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
112632
Wiki­data ID
Q5837657
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Persian—“Torkan” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “Torkan”
  • Dutch: “Torkan, Fars”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “تركان”
  • Malay: “Torkan, Fars”
  • Malay: “Torkan”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Torkan”
  • Persian: “ترکان (شیراز)”
  • Persian: “ترکان”

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Highlights include بوستان شهروند and زمین فوتبال.

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