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Village in East Azerbaijan, Iran
Alpavat الپاوت
village
Alpavat is located in IranAlpavatAlpavat
Coordinates: 38°06′20″N 46°39′26″E / 38.10556°N 46.65722°E / 38.10556; 46.65722
Country Iran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyHeris
BakhshKhvajeh
Rural DistrictMavazekhan-e Sharqi
Population
 • Total69
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Alpavat (Persian: الپاوت, also Romanized as Alpāvat and Ālpāvot) 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.

Name

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

References

  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.
  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.
Iran Heris County
Capital
Districts
Central
Cities
Rural Districts
and villages
Baruq
Bedevostan-e Sharqi
(East Bedevostan)
Khanamrud
Khvajeh
Cities
Rural Districts
and villages
Bedevostan-e Gharbi
(West Bedevostan)
Mavazekhan-e Sharqi
(East Mavazekhan)
Mavazekhan-e Shomali
(North Mavazekhan)
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