Aradan ( fa, آرادان, also
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d as Ārādān; also known as Ardān and Āzādān) is the capital of
Aradan County
Aradan County ( fa, شهرستان آرادان) is located in Semnan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Aradan. At the 2006 census, the county's population as a part of Garmsar County
Garmsar County ( fa, شهرستان گرمس ...
,
Semnan Province,
Iran
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. At the 2006 census, its population was 4,959, in 1,380 families.
It corresponds with the ancient city of
Choara (Khuwar), located in the historical region of
Qumis, along the
Great Khorasan Road The (Great) Khurasan Road was the great trunk road connecting Mesopotamia to the Iranian Plateau and thence to Central Asia, China, and the Indus Valley.
It is very well-documented in the Abbasid period, when it connected the core of the capital ...
.
It is the birthplace of the former
President of Iran
The president of Iran ( fa, رئیسجمهور ایران, Rayis Jomhur-e Irān) is the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The president is the second highest-ranking official of Iran after the Supreme Leader.
The president i ...
,
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ( fa, محمود احمدینژاد, Mahmūd Ahmadīnežād ), born Mahmoud Sabbaghian ( fa, محمود صباغیان, Mahmoud Sabbāghyān, 28 October 1956), .
References
Populated places in Aradan County
Cities in Semnan Province
Qumis (region)
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