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Balowlan
Persian: بالولان
Village
Balowlan is located in Iran
Balowlan
Balowlan
Coordinates: 37°32′47″N 44°46′07″E / 37.54639°N 44.76861°E / 37.54639; 44.76861[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyUrmia
DistrictSilvaneh
Rural DistrictTargavar
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
351
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Balowlan (Persian: بالولان)[a] is a village in Targavar Rural District[6] of Silvaneh District in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.

History

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In 1877, Bālūlan (today called Balowlan) was inhabited by 30 Church of the East families and had one church.[4] The Christians of Bālūlan helped Assyrian and Armenian refugees who had fled the Hamidian massacres.[7] It was reported in 1910 that the village had been seized by Kurds and the village's Christian population had taken refuge at Urmia.[8] In 1914, there were 200 Assyrian households at Bālūlan.[5] On 1 October 1914, Turco-Kurdish troops set fire to the village amidst the Sayfo and the inhabitants fled to Urmia.[9]

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 309 in 57 households.[10] The following census in 2011 counted 253 people in 56 households.[11] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 351 people in 85 households.[2]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Bālowlān;[3] Syriac: Bālūlan,[4] also romanized as Baloulan[5]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (4 November 2025). "Balowlan, دهستان ترگور, بخش سیلوانه [Targavar Rural District, Silvaneh District], Urumia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  2. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Balowlan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3807360" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b Wilmshurst (2000), p. 307.
  5. ^ a b Gaunt (2006), p. 417.
  6. ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (22 April 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/02/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل 20 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانهای در شهرستان ارومیه تابع استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Creation and formation of 20 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Urmia County under West Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 7DD016E4-E840-4986-9FDD-044DD3A0B2EE. شماره دوره [Course number] 66. Archived from the original on 2 November 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  7. ^ Hellot-Bellier (2017), pp. 84–85.
  8. ^ Hellot-Bellier (2017), p. 92.
  9. ^ Gaunt (2006), p. 98; Yacoub (2016), p. 41.
  10. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  11. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: West Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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