Bahar, Iran

Bahar (Persian: بهار, also Romanized as Bahār)[2] is a city and capital of Bahar County, Hamadan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 27,271, in 6,956 families.[3] The local language is a Turkish dialect due to the current inhabitants thought to be an amalgamation of Seljuk Turks and Mongolians, which settled in the region displacing the original Kurdish inhabitants. Furthermore, much of its populations have the typical Mongoloid features of Seljuks and Mongolians.

Bahar

/ربيعه/بهار
City
Bahar
Coordinates: 34°54′26″N 48°26′29″E
Country Iran
ProvinceHamadan
CountyBahar
BakhshCentral
Population
 (2016 Census)
  Total28,685 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
  Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Most of the people are farmers and potato and watermelon is cultivated mostly by them. It has mild summers and cold winter with high rate of snowfall. Ayatollah Bahari is a famous clergyman whose shrine is located in Bahar.

References

  1. https://www.amar.org.ir/english
  2. Bahar, Iran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3054738" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.


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