Bileh Savar () is a city in the Central District of Bileh Savar County,

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 ...

, serving as capital of both the county and the district. The city is the site of a border crossing with

Republic of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a 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 Caspian Sea to the east, Russi ...

. Bileh Savar was built by a dignitary of the

Buyid The Buyid dynasty or Buyid Empire was a Zaydi and later Twelver Shi'a dynasty of Daylamite origin. Founded by Imad al-Dawla, they mainly ruled over central and southern Iran and Iraq from 934 to 1062. Coupled with the rise of other Iranian dyna ...

dynasty who was called Pile-Savar ("The Great Rider").Nāmah-ʼi bahāristān: Maǧallah-'i bayn al-milalî muṭālaʻāt va-taḥqīqāt nush̲ahā-yi h̲aṭtị̄ = international iranian journal for research into islamic manuscripts. Vol. IV. 2003-2004. Tihrān: Kitābhānah, Muzāh va markaz-i asnād maǧlis-i šawrā-yi islāmī. p.279. Road 33 connects the city to

, capital of the province. The similarly named Azerbaijani city of

Biləsuvar Bilasuvar () 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 sai ...

is located directly across the border.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 14,027 in 3,251 households. The following census in 2011 counted 15,183 people in 4,033 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 16,188 people in 4,837 households.

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Cities in Ardabil province Populated places in Bileh Savar County Azerbaijan–Iran border crossings {{BilehSavar-geo-stub

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