Eshkanan (Persian: اشكنان), also Romanized as Ashkanan and Eshkanān; also known as Īshkanān and ‘Ishqanān; formerly Sodabgerd (سودابگرد),[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Eshkanan District of Lamerd County, Fars province, Iran, and also serves as the administrative center for Eshkanan Rural District.[4]
Eshkanan
Persian: اشكنان | |
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City | |
Eshkanan | |
Coordinates: 27°13′40″N 53°36′26″E / 27.22778°N 53.60722°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Fars |
County | Lamerd |
District | Eshkanan |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 9,115 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, its population was 7,513 in 1,516 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 8,211 people in 1,946 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 9,115 people in 2,406 households.[2]