Balkar, Iran

Balkar
بلكر
village
Balkar is located in Iran
Balkar
Balkar
Coordinates: 35°33′02″N 46°22′45″E / 35.55056°N 46.37917°E / 35.55056; 46.37917
Country Iran
ProvinceKurdistan
CountyMarivan
BakhshSarshiv
Rural DistrictSarshiv
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
203
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Balkar (Persian: بلكر, also Romanized as Balker)[1] is a village in Sarshiv Rural District, Sarshiv District, Marivan County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 203, in 39 families.[2] In 2011, it had a population of 167.[3] The village is populated by Central Kurdish speakers.[3]

  1. ^ Balkar can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3054997" 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. ^ a b Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre, Carleton University. "Language Distribution: Kordestan Province (Belkarr)". iranatlas.net. Retrieved 2024-04-06.