Kilan is a city in the Central District

Central District (Damavand County)

The Central District of Damavand County is a district in Damavand County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 69,829, in 27,419 families. The District has three cities: Damavand, Kilan, and Absard. The district was established in 1938 as Damavand District as part of...

 of Damavand County

Damavand County

Damavand County is a county in Tehran Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Damavand. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 96,860, in 27,419 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District and Rudehen District...

, Tehran Province

Tehran Province

Tehran Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It covers on area of 18,909 square kilometers and is located to the north of the central plateau of Iran....

, Iran

Iran

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. At the 2006 census, its population was 3,038, in 913 families.

The name Kilan means - according to its natives - Kingsplace.

In the mountain area of Kilan, leftovers were found from people living there about eighteen thousand years ago. The mountains around the town, like Dar Ali, are scattered with remainders from the Tertiary

Tertiary

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As of 2006, there are around 3,000 inhabitants, with a remarkably high intelligence. Though not shown immediately by their simple lifestyle, it's clear from the fact that there is no analphabetism, 75 percent of the inhabitants of the town

Town

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 have academic degrees

University

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. Some people from that city moved all over the world, and they carry the last name Kilani. The last name Kilani is found in Hawaii

Hawaii

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, Cypress Island, and all cross North Africa

North Africa

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 the Middle East

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