Biləsuvar

Bilasuvar

Biləsuvar
Bilasuvar Biləsuvar
	Bilasuvar
	Coordinates: 39°27′30″N 48°32′42″E / 39.45833°N 48.54500°E
Country	Azerbaijan
Region	Aran
District	Bilasuvar
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total	20,101
Time zone	UTC+4 (AZT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+5 (AZT)
Area code	+994 25
Website	bilesuvar-ih.gov.az

39°27′30″N 48°32′42″E / 39.45833°N 48.54500°E / 39.45833; 48.54500

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.

Gallery

Youth Center
School named after hero Mubariz Ibrahimov

References

^ "Azersun". Archived from the original on 19 November 2007. Retrieved 23 November 2007.
^ ^a ^b 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