Balkar, Iran

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Balkar بلكر
village
Balkar
Coordinates: 35°33′02″N 46°22′45″E
Country	Iran
Province	Kurdistan
County	Marivan
Bakhsh	Sarshiv
Rural District	Sarshiv
Population  (2006)
• Total	203
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Balkar (Persian: بلكر, also Romanized as Balker)[1] is a village in Sarshiv Rural District, Sarshiv District, Marivan County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 203, in 39 families.[2] In 2011, it had a population of 167.[3] The village is populated by Central Kurdish speakers.[3]

References

1. Balkar can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3054997" 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. Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre, Carleton University. "Language Distribution: Kordestan Province (Belkarr)". iranatlas.net. Retrieved 2024-04-06.