Kikan (, also
Romanize
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d as Kīkan and Kīken; also known as Kīkin) is a village in
Khav and Mirabad Rural District
Khav and Mirabad Rural District () is in Khav and Mirabad District of Marivan County, Kurdistan province, Iran
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Khav and Mirabad District
Khav and Mirabad District () is in Marivan County, Kurdistan province, Iran
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Marivan County
Marivan County () is in Kurdistan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Marivan.
History
Until 1958 the county was known as Marivan District, an administrative division of Sanandaj County. At that time, Kalatrazan District, Sarvaba ...
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Kurdistan Province,
Iran
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. At the 2006 census, its population was 234, in 52 families. The village is populated by
Kurds
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References
Towns and villages in Marivan County
Kurdish settlements in Kurdistan province
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