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Alvars Rural District () is in the
Central District Central District may refer to: Places * Central District (Botswana) * Central district, Plovdiv, Bulgaria * Central District, Xiamen, China, now Siming District, Fujian * Central, Hong Kong, also called Central District * List of Central District ...
of
Sareyn County Sareyn County () is in Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sareyn. History In 2009, Sareyn District was separated from Ardabil County Ardabil County () is in Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ardab ...
,
Ardabil Ardabil (, ) is a city in northwestern Iran. It is in the Central District (Ardabil County), Central District of Ardabil County, Ardabil province, Ardabil province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. The ...
province,
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 ...
. Its capital is the village of Aldashin.


History

In 2009,
Sareyn District Sareyn District () is a former administrative division of Ardabil County, Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital was the city of Sareyn. History The district was separated from the county in the establishment of Sareyn County Sareyn ...
was separated from
Ardabil County Ardabil County () is in Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ardabil Ardabil (, ) is a city in northwestern Iran. It is in the Central District (Ardabil County), Central District of Ardabil County, Ardabil province, Ard ...
in the establishment of
Sareyn County Sareyn County () is in Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sareyn. History In 2009, Sareyn District was separated from Ardabil County Ardabil County () is in Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ardab ...
, and Alvars Rural District was created in the new
Central District Central District may refer to: Places * Central District (Botswana) * Central district, Plovdiv, Bulgaria * Central District, Xiamen, China, now Siming District, Fujian * Central, Hong Kong, also called Central District * List of Central District ...
.


Demographics


Population

At the time of the 2011 National Census, the rural district's population was 4,672 inhabitants in 1,296 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 4,021 in 1,163 households. The most populous of its seven villages was
Alvars The Alvars () are the Tamil poet-saints of South India who espoused '' bhakti'' (devotion) to the Hindu preserver deity Vishnu, in their songs of longing, ecstasy, and service. They are venerated in Vaishnavism, which regards Vishnu as the ...
, with 808 people.


Other villages in the rural district

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Asb-e Marz Asb-e Marz () is a village in Alvars Rural District of the Central District in Sareyn County, Ardabil province, Iran. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 492 in 119 households, when ...
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Gazir Gazir () is a village in Alvars Rural District of the Central District in Sareyn County, Ardabil province, Iran. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 160 in 38 households, when it wa ...
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Owjur Owjur () is a village in Alvars Rural District of the Central District in Sareyn County, Ardabil province, Iran. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 456 in 88 households, when it was ...
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Shayeq Shayeq () is a village in Alvars Rural District of the Central District in Sareyn County, Ardabil province, Iran. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 923 in 190 households, when it wa ...
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Vargeh Saran Vargeh Saran () is a village in Alvars Rural District of the Central District in Sareyn County, Ardabil province, Iran. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 618 in 140 households, wh ...


See also


References

Rural Districts of Ardabil province Populated places in Sareyn County 2009 establishments in Iran {{Sareyn-geo-stub