Biləsuvar

Bilasuvar
Biləsuvar
Bilasuvar is located in Azerbaijan
Bilasuvar
Bilasuvar
Location within Azerbaijan
Coordinates: 39°27′30″N 48°32′42″E / 39.45833°N 48.54500°E / 39.45833; 48.54500
Country Azerbaijan
RegionAran
DistrictBilasuvar
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
20,101
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
Area code+994 25
Websitebilesuvar-ih.gov.az

Bilasuvar (Azerbaijani: Biləsuvar) 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.

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‘.

The city is located in the Central Aran region. Biləsuvar was divided into two parts in 1828 with the Turkmanchay Treaty between Qajar Iran and the Russian Empire, which concluded the Russo-Persian War (1826–1828). The similarly-named Iranian city of Bileh Savar is located right across the border.

Climate

Climate data for Bilasuvar(normals for 1936-1992)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average precipitation mm (inches) 30.6
(1.20)
29.3
(1.15)
38.4
(1.51)
29.3
(1.15)
26.4
(1.04)
16.2
(0.64)
4.7
(0.19)
7.6
(0.30)
21.3
(0.84)
41.4
(1.63)
41.3
(1.63)
31.1
(1.22)
317.6
(12.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 7.4 7.8 9.3 6.7 6.1 3.8 1.7 1.8 4.2 7.4 8.4 7.4 72
Source: NCEI