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Varian was originally located on the bed of the Karaj Dam. Following the dam's construction, the village was relocated to higher grounds. This made it only accessible by waterway.
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Varian can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3198276" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".