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Karan is a small town and urban commune in the Koulikoro Region of southwestern Mali. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 6,874. References1. ^{{citation |url=http://instat.gov.ml/documentation/koulikoro.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722215741/http://instat.gov.ml/documentation/koulikoro.pdf |dead-url=yes |archive-date=2011-07-22 |publisher=République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique |title=Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Koulikoro) |language=French }}. 2. ^
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