Bilasuvar

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

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Place details

Locality: Biləsuvar
Region: Bilasuvar District
Country: Azərbaycan
Population: 18,182
Timezone: Asia/Baku

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Settlement.name: Bilasuvar
Settlement.native_name: Biləsuvar
Settlement.image_skyline: Bilesuvar1.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Azerbaijan
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Aran
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Bilasuvar
Settlement.population_as_of: 2010
Settlement.population_total: 20101
Settlement.timezone: AZT
Settlement.utc_offset: +4
Settlement.elevation_m: 5
Settlement.area_code: +994 25

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Official name: Puşkin
Country: Azerbaijan
Located in: Bilasuvar District
Population: 20098
Time zone: UTC+04:00
Capital of: Bilasuvar District
Image: Bilasuvar city.jpg

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Commons category: Biləsuvar
native label: Biləsuvar
postal code: AZ1300

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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. In Azerbaijani the name means ‘Pure Waterfalls‘.

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