Bileh Savar

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)
Bileh Savar at GEOnet Names Server

Bileh Savar (Persian: بيله سوار, also Romanized as Bīleh Savār)[1] is the capital city 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

  1. 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".
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
  3. 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.