Bahar, Iran

For the administrative subdivision, see Bahar County. For other places, see Bahar, Iran (disambiguation).
Bahar
بهار
City
Bahar
Coordinates: 34°54′26″N 48°26′29″E / 34.90722°N 48.44139°E / 34.90722; 48.44139Coordinates: 34°54′26″N 48°26′29″E / 34.90722°N 48.44139°E / 34.90722; 48.44139
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]

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)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.


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