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.- 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 in Selseleh County, Lorestan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Firuzabad Rural District. The village of Firuzabad was converted to a city in 1999.
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 of Firuzabad District in Selseleh County, Lorestan province, Iran. 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″ north
Longitude
48.08651° or 48° 5′ 11″ east
Elevation
1,765 metres (5,791 feet)
Open location code
8H5CV3WP+PJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Chechen to Urdu—“Karkar” goes by many names.
- Chechen: “Каркар (СелселехӀ)”
- Chechen: “Каркар”
- Chinese: “Karkar”
- Dutch: “Karkar”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كركر”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Karkar”
- Persian: “كاكار”
- Persian: “کرکر (سلسله)”
- Persian: “کرکر”
- Persian: “گرگر”
- Urdu: “کرکر، سلسلہ”
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