Bileh Savar

Bilesuvar
بيله سوار
city
Bilesuvar
Coordinates: 39°22′43″N 48°21′42″E / 39.37861°N 48.36167°E / 39.37861; 48.36167Coordinates: 39°22′43″N 48°21′42″E / 39.37861°N 48.36167°E / 39.37861; 48.36167
Country  Iran
Province Ardabil
County Bilesuvar
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

Bilesuvar (Persian: بيله سوار, also Romanized as Bilesuvar)[1] is the capital city of Bilesuvar 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. 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)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) 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.

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