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Balavah

Coordinates: 33°40′02″N 46°48′13″E / 33.66722°N 46.80361°E / 33.66722; 46.80361
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Balavah
Persian: بلاوه
City
Balavah is located in Iran
Balavah
Balavah
Balavah is located in Ilam Province
Balavah
Balavah
Coordinates: 33°40′02″N 46°48′13″E / 33.66722°N 46.80361°E / 33.66722; 46.80361[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceIlam
CountyChardavol
DistrictZagros
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total264
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Balavah (Persian: بلاوه)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Zagros District of Chardavol County, Ilam province, Iran.[4]

Demographics

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Ethnicity

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The city is populated by Kurds.[5]

Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, Balavah's population was 290 in 63 households, when it was a village in Bijnavand Rural District of the Central District.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 288 people in 76 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population as 264 people in 79 households,[2] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Zagros District, and Balavah had been elevated to the status of a city.[4]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Belavah; formerly Balavah Tareh-ye Sofla (بلاوه تره سفلي), also romanized as Belāvah Tareh-ye Soflá; also known as Belāveh Tareh[3]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (3 June 2023). "Balavah, Chardavol County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 16. Archived from the original (Excel) on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Belavah Tareh-ye Sofla can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3794196" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (7 July 2013). "With some changes in the geography map of Alborz and Ilam provinces: The counties of Fardis and Badreh and the city of Balavah were added to the map of the country's divisions". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Language distribution: Ilam Province". Iran Atlas. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 16. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 16. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.