Middle East
Iran
East Azerbaijan Province

Alavian

Alavian is a village in, and the capital of, Sarajuy-ye Gharbi Rural District in the Central District of Maragheh County, province, .
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  • Type: Village with 2,250 residents
  • Description: village in Maragheh County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
  • Also known as: “‘Alavīān”, “`Alavian”, and “Alavian, East Azerbaijan”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Maragheh observatory and Alavian Dam.

Observatory
Photo: آیدین تبریزی, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , also spelled Maragha, Maragah, Marageh, and Maraga, was an astronomical established in the mid 13th century under the patronage of the Ilkhanid Hulagu and the directorship of Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, a Persian scientist and astronomer. is situated 4 km southwest of Alavian.

Dam
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
The and Lake is situated on the Sufi Chay river in East Azerbaijan Province, northwestern . It is located about 3 kilometres north of Maraqeh.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nova and Qarah Borqa.

Village
is a village in Sarajuy-ye Gharbi Rural District of the Central District in Maragheh County, province, .

Village
is a village in Sarajuy-ye Gharbi Rural District of the Central District in Maragheh County, province, .

Village
is a village in Sarajuy-ye Gharbi Rural District, in the Central District of Maragheh County, East Azerbaijan Province, . At the 2006 census, its population was 500, in 115 families. is situated 3 km north of Alavian.

Alavian

Latitude
37.42255° or 37° 25′ 21″ north
Longitude
46.23699° or 46° 14′ 13″ east
Population
2,250
Elevation
1,537 metres (5,043 feet)
Open location code
8H98C6FP+2Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1997642702
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
18223
Wiki­data ID
Q5855839
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Persian—“Alavian” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “علويان”
  • Azerbaijani: “Ələviyan (Marağa)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Ələviyan”
  • Dutch: “Alavian”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “علويان”
  • Malay: “Alavian, Azerbaijan Timur”
  • Malay: “Alavian”
  • Persian: “علویان”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Alavian”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.