Lakan

Lakan is a village in, and the capital of, Lakan Rural District in the Central District of Rasht County, province, .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 3,650 residents
  • Description: village in Rasht County, Gilan Province, Iran
  • Also known as: “Lakan, Gilan” and “Sīmbar-e Lākān”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rasht and Gilan University of Medical Science.

Railway station
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is a railway station.

University
Founded in 1984, Guilan University of Medical Sciences is one of the medical universities in northern Iran. Based in Rasht, the capital of Guilan Province, the university has developed into a centre for medical education, clinical training, and health-related research. is situated 3½ km southwest of Lakan.

Stadium
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The is a sports stadium located in , . It is used by Sepidrood Rasht S.C. in some Iran's Premier Football League matches as of the start of the 2017–18 season. is situated 4 km west of Lakan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kisar Varzal and Tekhsem.

Village
is a village in Lakan Rural District, in the Central District of Rasht County, Gilan Province, . At the 2016 census, its population was 248, in 83 families, down from 419 people in 2006.

Village
is a village in Lakan Rural District, in the Central District of Rasht County, Gilan Province, . At the 2016 census, its population was 231, in 78 families, down from 350 people in 2006. is situated 2½ km south of Lakan.

Village
is a village in Lakan Rural District, in the Central District of Rasht County, Gilan Province, . At the 2016 census, its population was 405, in 140 families, down from 499 people in 2006. is situated 2½ km west of Lakan.

Lakan

Latitude
37.19275° or 37° 11′ 34″ north
Longitude
49.58533° or 49° 35′ 7″ east
Population
3,650
Elevation
28 metres (92 feet)
Open location code
8H9F5HVP+34
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4426851794
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
125996
Wiki­data ID
Q5757024
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chechen to Urdu—“Lakan” goes by many names.
  • Chechen: “Лакан”
  • Chinese: “Lakan”
  • Dutch: “Lakan, Gilan”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “لاكان”
  • Gilaki: “لاکان”
  • Malay: “Lakan, Gilan”
  • Malay: “Lakan”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Lakan”
  • Persian: “Lākān”
  • Persian: “لاکان”
  • Talysh: “Lakan”
  • Ukrainian: “Лякан”
  • Urdu: “لاکان، گیلان”

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Highlights include پاسگاه انتظامی لاکان and دفتر پست.

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