Bileh Savar

Bileh Savar
Persian: بيله سوار
City
Bileh Savar
Coordinates: 39°22′46″N 48°21′15″E / 39.37944°N 48.35417°E / 39.37944; 48.35417[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceArdabil
CountyBileh Savar
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
16,188
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Bileh Savar at GEOnet Names Server

Bileh Savar (Persian: بيله سوار)[a] is a city in the Central District of Bileh Savar County, Ardabil province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[5]

The city is the site of a border crossing with Republic of Azerbaijan. Bileh Savar was built by a dignitary of the Buyid dynasty who was called Pile-Savar ("The Great Rider").[6] Road 33 connects the city to Ardabil, capital of the province.

The similarly named Azerbaijani city of Biləsuvar is located directly across the border.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 14,027 in 3,251 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 15,183 people in 4,033 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 16,188 people in 4,837 households.[3]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Bīleh Savār; also known as Bilesuvar[4]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (19 August 2024). "Bilasuvar, دهستان گوگ تپه, بخش مرکزی [Gug Tappeh Rural District, Central District], Bilehsavar County, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  2. ^ "99H3+QMF Bileh Savar, Ardabil Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  3. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان اردبیل [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Ardabil Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  4. ^ Bileh Savar can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3056417" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  5. ^ Habibi, Hassan (19 June 1991) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1370/03/29 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌ایجاد و تأسیس بخش قشلاق و شهرستان بیله سوار در استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Creation and establishment of Qeshlaq District and Bileh Savar County in East Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] CE54FEA3-FD6C-4153-84FE-915C34FDFDA8. شماره دوره [Course number] 70. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  6. ^ Nāmah-ʼi bahāristān: Maǧallah-'i bayn al-milalî muṭālaʻāt va-taḥqīqāt nush̲ahā-yi h̲aṭtị̄ = international iranian journal for research into islamic manuscripts. Vol. IV. 2003-2004. Tihrān: Kitābhānah, Muzāh va markaz-i asnād maǧlis-i šawrā-yi islāmī. p.279.
  7. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان اردبیل [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Ardabil Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  8. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان اردبیل [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Ardabil Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2025.