Balavah

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]

Balavah Persian: بلاوه
City
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Coordinates: 33°40′02″N 46°48′13″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Ilam
County	Chardavol
District	Zagros
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	264
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Ethnicity

The city is populated by Kurds.^[6]

Population

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

Iran portal

Notes

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]