Bileh Savar
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For the administrative subdivision, see Bileh Savar County.
| Bileh Savar بيله سوار | |
|---|---|
| city | |
  Bileh Savar | |
| Coordinates: 39°22′43″N 48°21′42″E / 39.37861°N 48.36167°ECoordinates: 39°22′43″N 48°21′42″E / 39.37861°N 48.36167°E | |
| Country |
 Iran |
| Province | Ardabil |
| County | Bileh Savar |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 14,027 |
| Time zone | IRST (UTC+3:30) |
| • Summer (DST) | IRDT (UTC+4:30) |
| '32FA880AC3353774E0440003BA962ED3'&Diacritics=DC Bileh Savar at GEOnet Names Server | |
Bileh Savar (Persian: بيله سوار, also Romanized as Bīleh Savār)[1] is a city in and the capital of Bileh Savar County, in Ardabil Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 14,027, in 3,251 families.[2]
The town is the site of a border crossing with Republic of Azerbaijan. Name of this city in older times was pronounced Pileh-Savar which means "Great Rider" in Old Azeri language, the Iranian language of the area, before Turkic entered this region. Pile-Savar was built by a dignitary of the Buyid dynasty who was called Pile-Savar (the Great Rider).[3]
Road 33 connects it to Ardabil.
References
- ↑ Bileh Savar can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3056417" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
- ↑ Nāmah-ʼi bahāristān: Maǧallah-'i bayn al-milalî muṭālaʻāt va-taḥqīqāt nush̲ahā-yi h̲aṭtị̄ = international iranian journal for research into islamic manuscripts. Vol. IV. 2003-2004. Tihrān: Kitābhānah, Muzāh va markaz-i asnād maǧlis-i šawrā-yi islāmī. p.279.
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