Ashkanan(Persian: اشكنان, also Romanized as ashkanan: also known as ashkanan and ‘ashkanan) is a city and capital of Eshkanan District, in Lamerd County, Fars Province, Iran. Previously known as "Sodabgerd" (Persian: سودابگرد). At the 2006 census, its population was 7,513, in 1,516 families.