Jump to content

Gavahan

Coordinates: 39°02′19″N 47°00′46″E / 39.03861°N 47.01278°E / 39.03861; 47.01278
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gavahan
گاواهن
village
Gavahan is located in Iran
Gavahan
Gavahan
Coordinates: 39°02′19″N 47°00′46″E / 39.03861°N 47.01278°E / 39.03861; 47.01278
Country Iran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyKhoda Afarin
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictKeyvan
Population
 (2006)
 • Total82
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Gavahan (Persian: گاواهن, also Romanized as Gāvāhan; also known as Kāvāhīn)[1] is a village in Keyvan Rural District, in the Central District of Khoda Afarin County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 82, in 19 families.[2]

In the wake of the White Revolution (early 1960s) a clan of the Mohammad Khanlu tribe, comprising 50 households, used Gavahan as their winter quarters.[3]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Gavahan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3816741" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
  3. ^ P. Oberling, “The Tribes of Qarāca Dāġ,” Oriens 17, 1964, p. 69