City in Ilam province, Iran
City in Ilam, Iran
Balavah (Persian : بلاوه )[ a] is a city in, and the capital of, Zagros District of Chardavol County , Ilam province, Iran .[ 4]
Demographics
Ethnicity
The city is populated by Kurds .[ 5]
Population
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
Iran portal
Notes
^ 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
^ OpenStreetMap contributors (3 June 2023). "Balavah, Chardavol County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 3 June 2023 .
^ 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 .
^ 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".
^ 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 .
^ "Language distribution: Ilam Province" . Iran Atlas . Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
Counties and cities
Sights
Siyahgol fire Temple
Imamzadeh Seyd Salaheddin Muhammad
Posht Ghal'eh Chowar castle
Shirin and Farhad Iwan , Mehran
Tangeh Bahram chubin
Takht-e khan relief
Golki relief,Malekshahi
Sirvan ancient city
Telesmkhan cave
Ghal'eh Ghiran castle
Ghal'eh Vali castle
Falahati Palace
Mountain of Ghalaghiran
Kabir Kouh
Ilam Museum of Natural History
Populated places