Varian ( fa, واريان, also
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d as Vārīān, Vārīyān, and Vāryān; also known as Vāryān-e Jadīd and Āryān) is a village in
Adaran Rural District
Adaran Rural District ( fa, دهستان آدران) is in Asara District of Karaj County, Alborz province, Iran
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Asara District
Asara District ( fa, بخش آسارا) is in Karaj County, Alborz province, Iran
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Karaj County
Karaj County ( fa, شهرستان کرج) is located in Alborz province, Iran. The capital of the county is Karaj. At the 2006 census, at which time it was a county in Tehran province, its population (including those portions of the county later ...
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Alborz Province
Alborz Province ( fa, استان البرز, ''Ostān-e Alborz'') is one of the 31 provinces of Iran.[Iran
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. At the 2016 census, its population was 39, in 15 families.
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.
References
Populated places in Karaj County
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