title: Varkaneh
text: # Varkaneh
  
  Varkaneh (Persian: وركانه, also Romanized as Varkāneh) is a village in Alvandkuh-e Sharqi Rural District, in the Central District of Hamadan County, Hamadan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 848, in 196 families.
  
  ## Name
  
  The name Vārkaneh is ultimately derived from Old Iranian *Varkānaka-, itself from Proto-Iranian *wr̥kāna-, and ultimately sharing an etymology with Varkāna, the Old Persian name of the province of Hyrcania.
  
  ## Notable people
  
  * Tofy Mussivand
  