Bakhsh Central Local time Sunday 1:43 PM | County Falavarjan Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30) Population 37,740 (2006) | |
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Weather 20°C, Wind W at 26 km/h, 16% Humidity University Islamic Azad University of Falavarjan | ||
Falavarjan (Persian: فلاورجان, also Romanized as Falāvarjān, Falāvar Jān, and Felāvarjān; also known as Pol-e Vargān, Pol-e Varqān, Pul-i-Vargān, and Mollāvarjān) is a city in and the capital of Falavarjan County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 37,740, in 9,097 families.
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Map of Falavarjan, Isfahan Province, Iran
The ancient name of this city was Barze which means the branch of a tree or cultivation. This name gradually changed to Varjan. During the Safavid period due to the construction of a bridge on the Zayandeh Rood (river), Varjan was renamed Polavarjan and thence to Falavarjan. The city is a part of Esfahan metropolitan area. For its public transit system, The city is served by Falavarjan County Municipalities Mass Transit Organization bus network.
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Islamic Azad University of Falavarjan Islamic Azad University of Falavarjan has been founded in 1984.