Charan, Iran
{{Short description|Village in Alborz province, Iran}}
{{for|other places with a similar name|Charan (disambiguation){{!}}Charan}}
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|native_name ={{langx|fa| چاران}}
|settlement_type = Village
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|subdivision_type = Country
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|subdivision_type1 =Province
|subdivision_name1 =Alborz
|subdivision_type2 =County
|subdivision_name2 = Karaj
|subdivision_type3 =District
|subdivision_name3 =Asara
|subdivision_type4 =Rural District
|subdivision_name4 =Adaran
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|population_total =308
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|timezone = IRST
|utc_offset = +3:30
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Charan ({{langx|fa|چاران}}){{efn|Also romanized as Chārān; also known as Jārān{{GEOnet3|-3058113|Charan}}}} is a village in Adaran Rural District{{cite report|title=Creation and formation of 29 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Karaj County under Tehran province|id=Notification 118172T943|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=The Islamic Council Research Center|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110256|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121220045253/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110256|last=Mousavi|first=Mirhossein|archive-date=20 December 2012|orig-date=Approved 10 April 1366|date=30 September 1391|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|access-date=15 December 2023}} of Asara District in Karaj County, Alborz province, Iran.
Demographics
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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 528 in 143 households, when it was in Tehran province.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Tehran Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/23.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920084534/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/23.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 308 people in 162 households,{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Alborz Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_30.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128141943/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_30.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=28 January 2020}} by which time the county had been separated from the province in the establishment of Alborz province.{{cite report|title=Alborz province establishment law|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|id=Notification 412/30588|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/782290|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216152645/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/782290|publisher=Guardian Council|last=Larijani|first=Ali|date=2010|orig-date=Approved 16 April 1389|archive-date=16 December 2023|access-date=21 August 2024}}
Charan is situated among a cluster of villages located in the Alborz mountain range north of Tehran. The primary access is from the Chalus Road shortly before ascending towards the Kandivan Tunnel and Karaj Dam.
See also
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{{Alborz Province|state=collapsed}}
{{Karaj County|state=collapsed}}
Category:Populated places in Karaj County
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