Balavah

Balavah
بلاوه
City
Balavah
Coordinates: 33°40′00″N 46°48′14″E / 33.66667°N 46.80389°E / 33.66667; 46.80389Coordinates: 33°40′00″N 46°48′14″E / 33.66667°N 46.80389°E / 33.66667; 46.80389
Country  Iran
Province Ilam
County Shirvan and Chardaval
Bakhsh Zagros
Upgraded from Village to City June 30, 2013
Population (2006)
 • Total 290
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Belavah (Persian: بلاوه‎‎, also Romanized as Belāvah Tareh-ye Soflá; also known as Belāveh Tareh)[1] is a city in the Zagros District of Chardaval County, Ilam Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 290, in 63 families.[2] The city was upgraded from a village and was chosen to be the capital city of Zagros District which was established on June 30, 2013 on the same date. [3]

References

  1. ↑ 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".
  2. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
  3. ↑ تصویب نامه درخصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استان ایلام شماره۸۳۵۹۲/ت۴۸۴۹۴هـ
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