Alpavat

Alpavat

الپاوت
Alpavat الپاوت
village
	Alpavat
	Coordinates: 38°06′20″N 46°39′26″E
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Heris
Bakhsh	Khvajeh
Rural District	Mavazekhan-e Sharqi
Population (2006)
• Total	69
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Alpavat (Persian: الپاوت, also Romanized as Alpāvat and Ālpāvot)[1] is a village in Mavazekhan-e Sharqi Rural District, Khvajeh District, Heris County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 69, in 19 families.[2]

Name

According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name of this village is derived from the Mongolian word alpā'ut, which referred to "a privileged class".[3]^: 76

References

Alpavat can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3828846" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
Minorsky, Vladimir (1957). "Mongol Place-Names in Mukri Kurdistan". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 19 (1): 58–81. Retrieved 16 October 2022.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] Alpavat can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3828846" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

[2] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.

[Minorsky_1957-3] Minorsky, Vladimir (1957). "Mongol Place-Names in Mukri Kurdistan". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 19 (1): 58–81. Retrieved 16 October 2022.