Karkar
Karkar is a village in Firuzabad Rural District, Firuzabad District, Selseleh County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 420, in 89 families.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Iran
- Also known as: “Gargar”, “Kākār”, “Karkar, Selseleh”, and “Korkor”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Firuzabad and Posht-e Tang-e Firuzabad.
Firuzabad
Town
Firuzabad is a city in, and the capital of, Firuzabad District of Selseleh County, Lorestan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Firuzabad Rural District.
Posht-e Tang-e Firuzabad
Hamlet
Posht-e Tang-e Firuzabad is a village in Firuzabad Rural District, Firuzabad District, Selseleh County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 91, in 17 families. Posht-e Tang-e Firuzabad is situated 3 km north of Karkar.
Sarab-e Sheykh Ali
Village
Sarab-e Sheykh Ali is a village in Firuzabad Rural District, Firuzabad District, Selseleh County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 480, in 95 families. Sarab-e Sheykh Ali is situated 3½ km west of Karkar.
Karkar
- Category: locality
- Location: Lorestan, Western Iran, Iran, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.89684° or 33° 53′ 49″ northLongitude
48.08651° or 48° 5′ 11″ eastElevation
1,765 metres (5,791 feet)Open location code
8H5CV3WP+PJOpenStreetMap ID
node 3300570997OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Persian—“Karkar” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Karkar”
- Dutch: “Karkar”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كركر”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Karkar”
- Persian: “كاكار”
- Persian: “کرکر (سلسله)”
- Persian: “کرکر”
- Persian: “گرگر”
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