Balakan, Qazvin Explained

Official Name:Balakan
Native Name:بلكان
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Qazvin
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Qazvin
Subdivision Type3:Bakhsh
Subdivision Name3:Alamut-e Gharbi
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Dastjerd
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:72
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Timezone Dst:IRDT
Utc Offset Dst:+4:30
Coordinates:36.5297°N 50.0739°W

Balakan (Persian: بلكان, also Romanized as Balakān and Balūkān) is a village in Dastjerd Rural District, Alamut-e Gharbi District, Qazvin County, Qazvin Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 72, in 26 families.