Alpavat

Alpavat
الپاوت
Village
Alpavat is located in Iran
Alpavat
Alpavat
Location within Iran
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
 (2006)
 • Total
69
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".: 76 

References

  1. ↑ Alpavat at GEOnet Names Server
  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.