Alpavit

Alpavit
الپاويت
Village
Alpavit is located in Iran
Alpavit
Alpavit
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 38°26′13″N 47°09′42″E / 38.43694°N 47.16167°E / 38.43694; 47.16167
Country Iran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyAhar
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictBozkosh
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
122
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Alpavit (Persian: الپاويت, also Romanized as Ālpāvīt; also known as Ālpāvet) is a village in Bozkosh Rural District, in the Central District of Ahar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 122, in 21 families.

Name

According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name of this village is derived from the Mongolian word alpā'ut, referring to "a privileged class".: 76 

References

  1. ↑ Alpavit 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.