Coordinates: 33°40′02″N 46°48′13″E / 33.66722°N 46.80361°E / 33.66722; 46.80361

Balavah

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Balavah
Persian: بلاوه
City
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CountryFile:Flag of Iran.svg Iran
ProvinceIlam
CountyChardavol
DistrictZagros
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
264
Time zoneUTC+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

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Ethnicity

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The city is populated by Kurds.[6]

Population

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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

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Notes

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  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

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