Alpavit

Alpavit الپاويت
village
Alpavit
Coordinates: 38°26′13″N 47°09′42″E
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Ahar
Bakhsh	Central
Rural District	Bozkosh
Population  (2006)
• Total	122
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Alpavit (Persian: الپاويت, also Romanized as Ālpāvīt; also known as Ālpāvet)[1] is a village in Bozkosh Rural District, in the Central District of Ahar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 122, in 21 families.[2]

Name

According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name of this village is derived from the Mongolian word alpā'ut, referring to "a privileged class".[3]: 76 

References

1. Alpavit can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3828845" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
3. Minorsky, Vladimir (1957). "Mongol Place-Names in Mukri Kurdistan". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 19 (1): 58–81. Retrieved 16 October 2022.