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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name =Varkan
|native_name =وركان
|settlement_type        = village
|pushpin_map            =Iran
|mapsize                =150px
|subdivision_type       = [[List of countries|Country]]
|subdivision_name = {{flag|Iran}}
|subdivision_type1 =[[Provinces of Iran|Province]]
|subdivision_name1 =[[Isfahan Province|Isfahan]]
|subdivision_type2 =[[Counties of Iran|County]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Kashan County|Kashan]]
|subdivision_type3 =[[Bakhsh]]
|subdivision_name3 =[[Barzok District|Barzok]]
|subdivision_type4 =[[Rural Districts of Iran|Rural District]]
|subdivision_name4 =[[Golab Rural District|Golab]]
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|population_as_of         = 2006
|population_total =545
|population_density_km2   =auto
|timezone               = [[Iran Standard Time|IRST]]
|utc_offset             = +3:30
|timezone_DST           = [[Iran Daylight Time|IRDT]]
|utc_offset_DST         = +4:30
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[[File:Varkan photo omid.jpg|thumb|373x373px|Varkan entrance sign.]]
'''Varkan''' ({{langx|fa|وركان}}, also [[Romanize]]d as '''Varkān''' and '''Warkān''')<ref>{{GEOnet3|-3088192|Varkan}}</ref> is a village in [[Golab Rural District]], [[Barzok District]], [[Kashan County]], [[Isfahan Province]], [[Iran]]. At the 2006 census, its population was 545, in 194 families.<ref>{{IranCensus2006|10}}</ref>
Back in the days, the Varkan region was considered an imperative strategic area because of its unique location and natural resources and it was the residence of significant figures in its prime times. Its archeological and historic significance is still evident now.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://varkan.blogfa.com/|title=Varkan So Beautiful ورکان زیبا|last=Nasir Khan|website=varkan.blogfa.com|access-date=2018-08-22}}</ref>
The people of Varkan speak "Raji" dialect whose structure and formation clearly demonstrate its roots in ancient Persian literature.<ref name=":0" />
== References ==
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{{Kashan County}}
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[[Category:Populated places in Kashan County]]
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