Biləsuvar

39°27′30″N 48°32′42″E

Bilasuvar
Biləsuvar
Bilasuvar is located in Azerbaijan
Bilasuvar
Bilasuvar
Coordinates: 39°27′30″N 48°32′42″E
Country Azerbaijan
RegionAran
DistrictBilasuvar
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2010)
  Total20,101
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
  Summer (DST)UTC+5 (AZT)
Area code+994 25
Websitebilesuvar-ih.gov.az

Bilasuvar (Azerbaijani: Biləsuvar) is a city in and the capital of the Bilasuvar District of Azerbaijan. The area's considerable agricultural potential depends on irrigation.[1] It is situated near one of the country's four border crossings with Iran.

It has been said that the city's name was called "Pileh-Swar", which meant ‘Elephant-riding Person’ in Persian language, a reference to an early emir.[2] In Azerbaijani the name means ‘Pure Waterfalls‘.[2]

The city is located in the Central Aran region. Biləsuvar was divided into two parts in 1828 with the Turkmanchay Treaty. The similarly-named Iranian city of Bileh Savar is located right across the border.

References

  1. "Azersun". Archived from the original on 19 November 2007. Retrieved 23 November 2007.
  2. Everett-Heath, John (24 October 2019), "Biläsuvar", The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Place Names, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780191882913.001.0001/acref-9780191882913-e-846, ISBN 978-0-19-188291-3, retrieved 19 January 2023
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