Biləsuvar
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Bilasuvar
Biləsuvar | |
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Coordinates: 39°27′30″N 48°32′42″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 |
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For other uses, see Biləsuvar (disambiguation).
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.