 The word is consisted of the noun 'ābād' (akin to Armenian 'ապատ', an Iranian borrowing) which means inhabited, populous and thriving, joined by 'ān' which is the Persian suffix forming the plural form often used in Persian language meaning 'the Place of' (as in 'Iran', the homeland of 'Ir' or 'Aryan' people).The town is served by a station on the national railway system.On 7 July 2011, beginning around 16