Bileh Savar
Bileh Savar
بيله سوار | |
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city | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | Ardabil |
| County | Bileh Savar |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 14,027 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
| 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
- ^ 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). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
- ^ 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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