Bilasuvar () is a city in and the capital of the
Bilasuvar District
Bilasuvar District () is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the south-east of the country, in the Shirvan-Salyan Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Imishli, Saatly, Sabirabad, Salyan, Neftchala, Ja ...
of
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by ...
. The area's considerable agricultural potential depends on irrigation.
It is situated near one of the country's four border crossings with
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
.
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
The Treaty of Turkmenchay (; ) was an agreement between Qajar Iran and the Russian Empire, which concluded the Russo-Persian War (1826–1828). It was second of the series of treaties (the first was the 1813 Treaty of Gulistan and the last, the 1 ...
between
Qajar Iran
The Guarded Domains of Iran, alternatively the Sublime State of Iran and commonly called Qajar Iran, Qajar Persia or the Qajar Empire, was the Iranian state under the rule of the Qajar dynasty, which was of Turkic peoples, Turkic origin,Cyrus G ...
and the
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in September 1917. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about , roughl ...
, which concluded the
Russo-Persian War (1826–1828)
The Russo-Persian War of 1826–1828 was the last major military conflict between the Russian Empire and Qajar Iran, which was fought over territorial disputes in the South Caucasus region.
Initiated by Russian expansionist aims and intensifie ...
. The similarly-named Iranian city of
Bileh Savar
Bileh Savar () is a city in the Central District of Bileh Savar County, Ardabil province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
The city is the site of a border crossing with Republic of Azerbaijan. Bileh Savar was ...
is located right across the border.
Gallery
file:Bilesuvar3.jpg, Youth Center
file:Kompleks2.jpg, School named after hero Mubariz Ibrahimov
References
External links
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World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan– World-Gazetteer.com
Agricultural development news
Populated places in Bilasuvar District
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