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Behkandan Persian: بهكندان
Village
Behkandan
Coordinates: 35°16′21″N 49°05′57″E / 35.27250°N 49.09917°E / 35.27250; 49.09917
Country	Iran
Province	Hamadan
County	Dargazin
District	Central
Rural District	Dargazin-e Gharbi
Population
• Total	871
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Behkandan (Persian: بهكندان) is a village in, and the capital of, Dargazin-e Gharbi Rural District of the Central District of Dargazin County, Hamadan province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,010 in 241 households, when it was in Darjazin-e Sofla Rural District of the former Qorveh-ye Darjazin District of Razan County. The following census in 2011 counted 900 people in 280 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 871 people in 280 households.

After the census, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Dargazin County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District and renamed Dargazin-e Sofla Rural District. Behkandan was transferred to Dargazin-e Gharbi Rural District created in the district.

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Behkandān and Boḩkandān; also known as Būkandān
2. Renamed Dargazin-e Sofla Rural District

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (14 November 2024). "Behkandan, Dargazin County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
2. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Hamadan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Behkandan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3055943" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. ^ Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2023) . Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Razan County of Hamadan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 189350. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Hamadan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Hamadan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.

v t e Hamadan province, Iran
Capital	Hamadan
Counties and cities	Asadabad County Asadabad Bahar County Bahar Lalejin Mohajeran Salehabad Famenin County Famenin Hamadan County Hamadan Juraqan Maryanaj Qahavand Kabudarahang County Kabudarahang Gol Tappeh Shirin Su Malayer County Malayer Azandarian Jowkar Samen Zangeneh Nahavand County Nahavand Barzul Firuzan Giyan Qorveh-e Darjazin County Qorveh-e Darjazin Razan County Razan Damaq Tuyserkan County Tuyserkan Farasfaj Sarkan
Sights	Ganjnameh Shrine of Habakkuk, Toyserkan Hamedan Stone Lion Ali Sadr Cave Hamedan Museum of Natural History Noshijan fire temple,Malayer Shrine of Esther and Mordechai, Hamedan Baba Taher Mausleum, Hamedan Avicenna mausoleum, Hamedan Emamzadeh Yahya,Hamedan Alvand ski resort Pirsolayman lagoon Median capital of Hegmataneh, Hamedan Ecbatan dam Geyan lagoon Baba-pireh shrine Ecbatana
populated places	List of cities, towns and villages in Hamadan Province

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