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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