Navar
ناور
village
Navar is located in Iran
Navar
Navar
Coordinates: 38°56′10″N 44°13′52″E / 38.93611°N 44.23111°E / 38.93611; 44.23111
Country Iran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyChaldoran
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictChaldoran-e Jonubi
Population
 (2006)
  Total560
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
  Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Navar (Persian: ناور, also Romanized as Nāvar, Nāver, and Nāvor)[1] is a village in Chaldoran-e Jonubi Rural District, in the Central District of Chaldoran County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 560, in 108 families.[2]

Name

According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name Nāvur is derived from the Mongolian language and means "a lake".[3]:77

References

  1. Navar can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "10055530" 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.
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