Balavah

Balavah Persian: بلاوه
City
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Coordinates: 33°40′02″N 46°48′13″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Ilam
County	Chardavol
District	Zagros
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	264
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Balavah (Persian: بلاوه)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Zagros District of Chardavol County,[b] Ilam province, Iran.[3] As the village of Balavah Tareh-ye Sofla, it was the capital of Bijnavand Rural District[5] until its capital was transferred to the village of Zir Tang.[3]

Demographics

Ethnicity

The city is populated by Kurds.[6]

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.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 288 people in 76 households.[8] 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 formation of Zagros District. Balavah Tareh-ye Sofla was elevated to city status as Balavah.[3]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Belavah; formerly Balavah Tareh-ye Sofla (بلاوه تره سفلي),[3] also romanized as Belāvah Tareh-ye Soflá; also known as Belāveh Tareh[4]
2. Formerly Shirvan and Chardavol County[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (22 November 2024). "Balavah, Chardavol County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 22 November 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Ilam Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2016) [Approved 29 March 1392]. Approval letter regarding national divisions in Ilam province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 81072/42/1/4/1; Notification 83592/T48494H. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
4. 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".
5. Mousavi, Mirhossein (23 February 1391) [Approved 4 October 1366]. Creation and formation of seven rural districts including villages, farms and places in Shirvan and Chardavol County under Ilam province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 11742; Notification 78076/T640. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
6. "Language distribution: Ilam Province". Iran Atlas. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Ilam Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
8. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Ilam Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.