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Farsan

For the administrative division, see Farsan County. For Gujarati fast food, see Farsan.
"Farsian" redirects here. For other uses, see Farsian (disambiguation).
"Farsun" redirects here. For the village in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, see Farsun.

Farsan
Persian: فارسان
City
Farsan is located in Iran
Farsan
Farsan
Coordinates: 32°15′18″N 50°33′47″E / 32.25500°N 50.56306°E / 32.25500; 50.56306[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceChaharmahal and Bakhtiari
CountyFarsan
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
30,504
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Farsan (Persian: فارسان)[a] is a city in the Central District of Farsan County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[5]

History

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During the 2025–2026 Iranian protests and 2026 Iran massacres, Saghar Etemadi, a hairdresser and nail-technician from Farsan, was shot in the face by Islamic Republic security forces.[6][7]

Demographics

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Ethnicity

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The city is populated by Lurs.[8]

Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 26,219 in 5,665 households.[9] The following census in 2011 counted 28,013 people in 7,190 households.[10] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 30,504 people in 8,400 households.[3]

Climate

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Farsan has a hot dry-summer Continental climate (Dsa), with hot summer days, cool summer nights and cold winter days, freezing winter nights. Rainfall is significant in winter and spring but not so much in summer, only often resulting from thunderstorms.

Frost is quite common in the region. Farsan on average experiences 112.5 days with frost from November to March, with rare occurrences in April or October.[11]

Climate data for Farsan (2005-2013 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 5
(41) 		8
(46) 		14
(57) 		18
(64) 		24
(75) 		31
(88) 		34
(93) 		33
(91) 		29
(84) 		23
(73) 		14
(57) 		9
(48) 		20
(68)
Daily mean °C (°F) −1
(30) 		2
(36) 		7
(45) 		11
(52) 		16
(61) 		21
(70) 		25
(77) 		23
(73) 		19
(66) 		14
(57) 		7
(45) 		2
(36) 		12
(54)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −8
(18) 		−4
(25) 		0
(32) 		4
(39) 		8
(46) 		11
(52) 		15
(59) 		14
(57) 		9
(48) 		5
(41) 		0
(32) 		−5
(23) 		4
(39)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 81
(3.2) 		85
(3.3) 		69
(2.7) 		72
(2.8) 		12
(0.5) 		1
(0.0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		2
(0.1) 		9
(0.4) 		89
(3.5) 		74
(2.9) 		494
(19.4)
Average relative humidity (%) 58 60 47 49 42 30 27 27 30 38 56 58 44
Mean monthly sunshine hours 198 198 242 234 279 336 329 325 309 272 205 203 3,130
Source: Chaharmahalmet[11]

See also

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flag Iran portal

Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Fārsān; also known as Fārsā, Fārsīān, and Farsūn[4]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (29 August 2024). "Farsan, بخش مرکزی [Central District], Farsan County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiyari Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ "7H37+X6V Farsan, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  3. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ Farsan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3062766" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  5. ^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان چهارمحال و بختیاری به مرکزیت شهر 25 - د [‌Approval of the organization and hierarchy of subordination of elements and units of the national divisions of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province centered in the city of Shahr-e Kord]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 60A18F84-E80E-41D2-A108-62931133CA64. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 28 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Farsan protest leaves 22-year-old woman injured, reports say". www.iranintl.com. 4 January 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  7. ^ "کشته شدن ساغر اعتمادی معترض ۲۲ ساله؛ هفتمین روز اعتراضات ضدحکومتی در ایران". صدای آمریکا (in Persian). 4 January 2026. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  8. ^ "Language distribution: Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari Province". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  9. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  10. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Synoptic Station of Farsan" ايستگاه سينوپتيك فارسان. Chaharmahalmet (asp). Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2025.


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