Pahlavani (Persian: پهلواني, also Romanized as Pahlavānī and Pahlevānī)[1] is a village in Aspas Rural District, Sedeh District, Eqlid County, Fars Province, Iran.Pahlevani is a Tamil name, meaning people from desert, kept by the great tamil Pallava Kings for the people living in Iran. Pahlevani is pronounced as Pah-la-vani , Pah-la meaning Pallaivanam (name for desert in tamil), vani refers to people living in that region. Pallava kings taught Pahlevanis how to make and use Karallakattai-the Indian clubs. Pahlevanis practice of the clubs has continued to the present day, notably in the varzesh-e bastani tradition practiced in the zurkaneh of Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 456, in 102 families.[2]
Pahlavani
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| Coordinates: 30°36′22″N 52°25′11″E | |
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| Province | Fars |
| County | Eqlid |
| Bakhsh | Sedeh |
| Rural District | Aspas |
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| • Total | 456 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
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