Alvar, East Azerbaijan

For the villages in Tabriz County, see Alvar-e Olya and Alvar-e Sofla.
Alvar
الوار
village
Alvar
Coordinates: 38°25′06″N 47°13′14″E / 38.41833°N 47.22056°E / 38.41833; 47.22056Coordinates: 38°25′06″N 47°13′14″E / 38.41833°N 47.22056°E / 38.41833; 47.22056
Country  Iran
Province East Azerbaijan
County Ahar
Bakhsh Central
Rural District Qeshlaq
Population (2006)
  Total 82
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
  Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Alvar (Persian: الوار, also Romanized as Alvār)[1] is a village in Qeshlaq Rural District, in the Central District of Ahar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 82, in 17 families.[2]

A 19th century sketch of a house in Alvar.

References

  1. Alvar can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3829198" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
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