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Balan ( fa, بالان, also 
Balan was famous for the quality of the carpets which were woven there. These carpets, known as **Balan Rug**, had a size of approximately 1x4 m2 and a characteristic pattern. The village also produced turnips prized in surrounding villages for its taste. Finally, Safar Khan, the legendary orthopedist was thought to have acquired his talent via divine intervention.
Balan has a significant potential for
Romanize
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d as Bālān) is a village in Misheh Pareh Rural District, in the Central District of Kaleybar County
Kaleybar County ( fa, شهرستان کلیبر) is located in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Kaleybar. At the 2006 census, the county's population (including those portions of the county later split off to form Khod ...
, East Azerbaijan Province
East Azerbaijan Province ( fa, استان آذربایجان شرقی ''Āzarbāijān-e Sharqi''; az-Arab, شرقی آذربایجان اوستانی) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is located in Iranian Azerbaijan, bordering Armeni ...
, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
. At the 2006 census, its population was 90, in 11 families.
Balan was famous for the quality of the carpets which were woven there. These carpets, known as **Balan Rug**, had a size of approximately 1x4 m2 and a characteristic pattern. The village also produced turnips prized in surrounding villages for its taste. Finally, Safar Khan, the legendary orthopedist was thought to have acquired his talent via divine intervention.
Balan has a significant potential for ecotourism
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due to its proximity to the pastures of Agdash. In past the location was a transient for migrating nomads of Mohammad Khanlu
Mohammad Khanlu (Moḥammad-Ḵānlū) ( محمد خانلو) is one of the six major Tribes of Arasbaran. It is a Turkicized Kurdish tribe dwelling for the most part in the Arasbaran region, in East Azerbaijan Province of Iran. Its summer quarte ...
tribe. Early in May, the tribes would halt there for few days before leaving for their summer quarters. Nowadays, the number of nomads have dwindled, still few nomadic families occasionally pitch their tents on the hill-tops.
References
Populated places in Kaleybar County Kurdish settlements in East Azerbaijan Province {{Kaleybar-geo-stub