Havar
هاور
village
Havar is located in Iran
Havar
Havar
Coordinates: 37°25′23″N 56°48′33″E / 37.42306°N 56.80917°E / 37.42306; 56.80917
Country Iran
ProvinceNorth Khorasan
CountyManeh and Samalqan
BakhshSamalqan
Rural DistrictAlmeh
Population
 (2006)
  Total228
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
  Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Havar (Persian: هاور, also Romanized as Hāvar and, on Google Earth, as Haver)[1] is a village in Almeh Rural District, Samalqan District, Maneh and Samalqan County, North Khorasan Province, Iran.[2] At the 2006 census, its population was 228 inhabitants, distributed amongst 56 families.[3] Havar is noteworthy for marking the Easternmost extremity of the highly biodiverse Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests – most of which are to be found fringing the Caspian Sea. The spur – almost 'Island' – of forest which Havar shares with the villages of Jowzak, Darkesh and Kashanak (alternative spelling 'Keshanak') owes its extension into the more arid regions to the East of the Caspian sea to the trapping of moisture from that sea by the Aladagh Mountains, which form an extension, of lower altitude, of the Alborz mountains to the West. This forested area lies within the Khorasani Kurdish region of Northeastern Iran and Southwestern Turkmenistan. The only settlement of any size close to Havar and its neighbouring villages is Bojnord the capital of North Khorasan Province.

References

  1. Havar can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3066248" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. "The Kurds in Khorasan, North-east of Iran".
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
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