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{{Short description|City in Yazd province, Iran}}

{{for multi|the administrative division of Yazd province|Ardakan County|other places with the same name|Ardakan (disambiguation){{!}}Ardakan}}

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'''Ardakan''' ({{langx|fa|اردكان}}){{efn|Also [[romanize]]d as '''Ardakān''' and '''Artagan'''<ref>{{GEOnet3|-3053575}}</ref>}} is a city in the [[Central District (Ardakan County)|Central District]] of [[Ardakan County]], [[Yazd province]], [[Iran]], serving as capital of both the county and the district.<ref name="Yazd Province Structure">{{cite report|title=Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Yazd province centered on Yazd city|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113035|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218190847/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113035|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council|archive-date=18 December 2023|orig-date=Approved 21 June 1369|date=c. 2023|id=Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 93808-907; Notification 82828/T127K|access-date=18 December 2023}}</ref>

==Demographics==
===Population===
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 51,349 in 13,730 households.<ref name="2006 Yazd Province">{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Yazd Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/21.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920085705/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/21.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}}</ref> The following census in 2011 counted 56,776 people in 16,198 households.<ref name="2011 Yazd Province">{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Yazd Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Yazd.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120180437/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Yazd.xls|archive-date=20 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}}</ref> The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 75,271 people in 22,475 households.<ref name="2016 Yazd Province">{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Yazd Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_21.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118150108/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_21.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=18 November 2020}}</ref>

==Overview==
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Ardakan is the second major city of Yazd province. It was established in the 12th century in the [[Zardug]] region. Ardakan is 60 kilometres away from [[Yazd]], and it has dry weather.

The word ''Ardakan'' in [[Persian language|Persian]] means "holy place" or "clean place" ([[Modern Persian]]: ''arda+kan'' / [[Middle Persian]]: ''arta+gan'') and the city has many historical religious attractions such as the Grand Mosque of Ardakan (Masjed-e Jame'), Zire-deh Mosque, Emam-Zadeh Mir Seyyed Mohammad and [[Takyeh]] [[bazaar]].

The most important [[Pir (Zoroastrianism)|shrine]] is [[Chak Chak, Yazd|Pir-e Sabz Chak Chak]]. Other shrines include Pir Shah Eshtad Izad, Pir Shah Tashtar Izad, Pir Shah Mehr Izad and [[Pir Shah Morad]].

Ardakan is the birthplace of former Iranian president, [[Mohammad Khatami]]. It is also a famous type of carpet found around the world.
[[File:Ardakan old city 3.jpg|thumb|View of building in Old Town Ardakan]]
[[File:Ardakan old city 4.jpg|thumb|View of building in Old Town Ardakan]]

The city's neighbourhoods include Zeyn Aldin, Koshkeno, Bazarno, and Jannat Abad.

== Notable people ==
*[[Mohammad Khatami]], Iranian president
*[[Reza Davari Ardakani]], philosopher
*[[Ali Khatami]]

==See also==
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== Notes ==
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== References ==
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==Further reading==
*{{cite journal |last=  Dormohamadi |first= Mansoure |title= Typology of Historical Houses in Muzaffarid Era: Case Study of Ardakan City, Yazd, Iran |journal= The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences |volume=  XLIV-M-1-2020 |pages= 945–952 |place= Valencia, Spain |date= 24 July 2020 |doi= 10.5194/isprs-archives-XLIV-M-1-2020-945-2020 |bibcode= 2020ISPAr44M1..945D |url= https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343198100 |doi-access= free }}

==External links==
* Farshid Sāmāni, [http://www.jadidonline.com/story/16042010/frnk/ardakan_travelogue ''Ardakān, In a Thoughtful Mood'' (''Ardakān, Sar dar Garibān'')], in Persian, Jadid Online, 16 April 2010.
* [http://www.jadidonline.com/images/stories/flash_multimedia/Ardakan_travelogue_test/ard_high.html Audio slideshow] (5 min 31 sec)

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{{Yazd Province|state=collapsed}}

{{Ardakan County|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Cities in Yazd province]]

[[Category:Populated places in Ardakan County]]

[[Category:Populated places established in the 12th century]]

[[Category:Mohammad Khatami]]