Akanlu
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Akanlu اكنلو |
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 Akanlu
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| Coordinates: 35°36′51″N 48°11′17″E / 35.61417°N 48.18806°ECoordinates: 35°36′51″N 48°11′17″E / 35.61417°N 48.18806°E | |
| Country |
 Iran
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| Province | Hamadan |
| County | Kabudarahang |
| Bakhsh | Shirin Su |
| Rural District | Mehraban-e Olya |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 1,487 |
| Time zone | IRST (UTC+3:30) |
| • Summer (DST) | IRDT (UTC+4:30) |
Akanlu (Persian: اكنلو, also Romanized as Akanlū and Akenlū; also known as Akanlao and Akūnlū) is a village in Mehraban-e Olya Rural District, Shirin Su District, Kabudarahang County, Hamadan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,487, in 334 families.
In the Dehkhoda dictionary , "Akan" (Turkish) means cultivate’ and the suffix "Lu" denotes a place. Accordingly Akanlu is a Turkish word meaning farmland.
Akanlu village is located 365 kilometers from Tehran, 138 km from the city of Hamadan and 73 km from Kabudar-Ahang. To get to Akanlu from Tehran, take the Saveh Highway towards Hamadan and exit at Famenin. Pass Kabudrahang and Shirin Su. Akanlu lies about 32 km after Shirin Su.
General information about Akanlu village has 536 households and a population of over 1,890. Taking advantage of the many water resources (aqueducts and springs) and the lush countryside with old-growth trees, vineyards and grasslands, most of the villagers are engaged in farming, animal husbandry, horticulture and forestry.
Pasteur Institute a branch of Pasteur Institute of Paris.A square and street named Prof. Marcel Baltazard a French physician and medical researcher. Known for his work on plague and rabies, he was the director of the Pasteur Institute of Iran from 1946 to 1961[2] and then head of the service of epidemiology in the Pasteur Institute of Paris. Birthplace of Musa Hakimi a well known traditional physician.
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