Maranak is a village near the city of

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, Iran, located in

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. It is the site of an ancient

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cemetery. The original name of this place (including diacritics) is Marānak. In 2004, the village was the location of a program to teach young Iranian students about the

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and other computer technologies.

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. (2004, August 12). ''First Rural IT Centre For Sustainable Human Development Opens in Maranak, Damavand.'' Retrieved January 18, 2008, from

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* مقاله ویکی پدیا درباره مرانک به زبان فارسی در * the Persian version of maranak in Wikipedia
Satellite Images of Maranak
Populated places in Damavand County {{Iran-geo-stub