Alvir

For the administrative division, see Alvir Rural District.

Alvir (Persian: الوير)^[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Alvir Rural District of Kharqan District, Zarandiyeh County, Markazi province, Iran. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Razeqan (now a city).^[4] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Razeqan,^[5] now a city.^[6]

Alvir Persian: الوير
Village
Alvir
Coordinates: 35°23′12″N 50°00′08″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Markazi
County	Zarandiyeh
District	Kharqan
Rural District	Alvir
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	578
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Language

The population speaks the Alviri-Vidari language.^{[citation needed]}

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 435 in 167 households.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 364 people in 145 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 578 people in 213 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Alvīr; also known as Avīr^[3]