Karchan
Persian: كارچان | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 34°06′00″N 49°56′01″E / 34.10000°N 49.93361°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Markazi |
County | Arak |
District | Masumiyeh |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 3,743 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Karchan (Persian: كارچان, also Romanized as Kārchān; also known as Kārchon and Kharshān)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Masumiyeh District of Arak County, Markazi province, Iran.[4]
At the 2006 census, its population was 3,530 in 964 households, when it was in Masumiyeh Rural District of the Central District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 3,752 people in 1,131 households,[6] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Masumiyeh District, and the village had been elevated to the status of a city.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 3,743 people in 1,128 households.[2]