Bahar, Iran

Bahar
بهار
—  city  —
Bahar
Coordinates:
Country  Iran
Province Hamadan
County Bahar
Bakhsh Central
Population (2006)
 • Total 27,271
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Bahar (Persian: بهار, also Romanized as Bahār)[1] is a city in and capital of Bahar County, Hamadan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 27,271, in 6,956 families.[2]

The population has a Persian and Turkic-speaking majority.[3]

Most of the people are farmers and potato and watermelon is cultivated mostly by them. It has mid summers and cold winter with high rate of snowfall. Ayatollah Bahari is a famous clergyman whose shrine is located in Bahar.

References

  1. ^ Bahar, Iran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3054738" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Islamic Republic of Iran. http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/13.xls. 
  3. ^ همشهری آنلاین