Alvar, East Azerbaijan

For the villages in Tabriz County, see Alvar-e Olya and Alvar-e Sofla.
Alvar
الوار
village
Alvar
Coordinates: 38°25′06″N 47°13′14″E / 38.41833°N 47.22056°E / 38.41833; 47.22056Coordinates: 38°25′06″N 47°13′14″E / 38.41833°N 47.22056°E / 38.41833; 47.22056
Country  Iran
Province East Azerbaijan
County Ahar
Bakhsh Central
Rural District Qeshlaq
Population (2006)
 • Total 82
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Alvar (Persian: الوار‎‎, also Romanized as Alvār)[1] is a village in Qeshlaq Rural District, in the Central District of Ahar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 82, in 17 families.[2]

A 19th century sketch of a house in Alvar.

References

  1. ↑ Alvar can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3829198" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
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