Avaj ( fa, آوج, also
Romanize
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d as Avej; also known as Aveh) is a city and capital of
Avaj District
Avaj County ( fa, شهرستان آوج) is located in Qazvin province, Iran. The capital of the county is Avaj
Avaj ( fa, آوج, also Romanized as Avej; also known as Aveh) is a city and capital of Avaj District, in Avaj County, Qazvin Pr ...
, in
Avaj County
Avaj County ( fa, شهرستان آوج) is located in Qazvin province, Iran. The capital of the county is Avaj. At the 2006 census, the county's population as a part of Buin Zahra County
Buin Zahra County ( fa, شهرستان Ø¨ÙˆØ¦ÛŒÙ†â€ŒØ ...
,
Qazvin Province,
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 3,695, in 1,042 families.
Avaj lies west of Tehran along
Road 37, about 20 kilometres south by road from
Abgarm
Abgarm or Abegarm ( fa, آبگرم, also Romanized as Ābgarm, Āb-e Garm, and Āb Garm) is a city and capital of Abgarm District, in Buin Zahra County, Qazvin Province, Iran. Abgarm lies along Road 37, about 20 kilometres north by road from Av ...
. It is located in
Qazvin province and has an estimated population of 5,142.
Chargoshe
/ref> 2002 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake
The 2002 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake (also known as the 2002 Avaj earthquake or the 2002 Changureh earthquake) occurred on 22 June 2002. The epicenter was near the city of Bou'in-Zahra in Qazvin Province, a region of northwestern Iran which is c ...
and thus was severely affected by it, with roughly half the town being razed.[
]
References
Avaj County
Cities in Qazvin Province
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