Davan (Persian: دوان, also Romanized as Davān, Dawan, and Dovān)[1] is a village in Deris Rural District, in the Central District of Kazerun County, Fars Province, Iran. In the Davani dialect it is pronounced : do'u[2] At the 2006 census, its population was 601, in 178 families.[3]

Davan
دوان
village
Davan is located in Iran
Davan
Davan
Coordinates: 29°42′06″N 51°40′32″E / 29.70167°N 51.67556°E / 29.70167; 51.67556
Country Iran
ProvinceFars
CountyKazerun
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictDeris
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
601
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Language

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The Davani dialect is a Southwestern Iranian language that is spoken in this village.

References

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  1. ^ Davan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3060149" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ^ Encyclopedia Iranica article on Davan Archived 2009-01-15 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
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