Bahar, Iran

For the administrative subdivision, see Bahar County. For other places, see Bahar, Iran (disambiguation).
Bahar
بهار
City
Bahar
Coordinates: 34°54′26″N 48°26′29″E / 34.90722°N 48.44139°E / 34.90722; 48.44139Coordinates: 34°54′26″N 48°26′29″E / 34.90722°N 48.44139°E / 34.90722; 48.44139
Country  Iran
Province Hamadan
County Bahar
Bakhsh Central
Population (2006)
 • Total 27,271
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Bahar (Persian: بهار‎‎, also Romanized as Bahār)[1] is a city in and capital of Bahar County, Hamadan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 27,271, in 6,956 families.[2]

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

References

  1. ↑ 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".
  2. ↑ "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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