Faravan

For the administrative division, see Faravan Rural District.

Faravan Persian: فروان
Village
Faravan
Coordinates: 35°13′01″N 52°32′53″E / 35.21694°N 52.54806°E / 35.21694; 52.54806[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Semnan
County	Aradan
District	Kohanabad
Rural District	Faravan
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	603
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Faravan (Persian: فروان)^[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Faravan Rural District^[4] in Kohanabad District of Aradan County, Semnan province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 894 in 261 households, when it was in Kohanabad Rural District of the former Aradan District in Garmsar County.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 766 people in 243 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 603 people in 227 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Aradan County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District,^[7] and later in the same year was separated from the district in the formation of Kohanabad District. The village was transferred to Faravan Rural District created in the new district.^[4] Faravan was the most populous village in its rural district.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Faravān, Farvān, Farwān, and Forvān^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (6 January 2025). "فروان, دهستان فروان, بخش کهن آباد [Faravan, Faravan Rural District, Kohanabad District], Aradan County, Semnan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 6 January 2025.
2. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان سمنان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Semnan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Faravan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3062786" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (18 December 2011) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1390/09/27 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و انجام تقسیمات کشوری در استان سمنان [‌Creating and implementing national divisions in Semnan province]. مهدی داودآبادی [Mehdi Davudabadi] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 50184 / 42 / 4 / 1. Archived from the original on 24 January 2026. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
5. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان سمنان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Semnan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
6. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان سمنان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Semnan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
7. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (7 August 2011) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 16/5/1390 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص ایجاد شهرستان آرادان به مرکزیت شهر آرادان در تابعیت استان سمنان [‌Approval decree regarding the establishment of Aradan County with the city of Aradan as its center in Semnan province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 50184/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 16 September 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2026.