Avaj

Avaj

Persian: آوج
Avaj Persian: آوج
City
	Avaj
	Coordinates: 35°34′48″N 49°13′19″E / 35.58000°N 49.22194°E
Country	Iran
Province	Qazvin
County	Avaj
District	Central
Population (2016)
• Total	5,142
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Avaj (Persian: آوج)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Avaj County, Qazvin province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[4]

Demographics

Language

The people of Avaj speak Azerbaijani.^{[citation needed]}

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 3,695 in 1,042 households,^[5] when it was capital of the former Avaj District of Buin Zahra County.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 5,609 people in 1,616 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,142 people in 1,621 households,^[2] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Avaj County. Avaj was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.^[4]

Overview

Avaj lies 130 miles (210 km) west of Tehran along Road 37, about 20 kilometres south by road from Abgarm. The city is in an agricultural area.^[8] Avaj was near the epicenter of the 2002 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake and thus was severely affected by it, with roughly half the town having been razed.^[9]

Climate

Climate data for Avaj (elevation:2,034.9 m (6,676 ft)), normals for 1997-2005
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Daily mean °C (°F)	−1.8 (28.8)	−0.8 (30.6)	4.2 (39.6)	9.9 (49.8)	13.9 (57.0)	19.4 (66.9)	22.0 (71.6)	22.7 (72.9)	18.3 (64.9)	13.1 (55.6)	5.2 (41.4)	1.4 (34.5)	10.6 (51.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	43.0 (1.69)	37.3 (1.47)	67.6 (2.66)	63.0 (2.48)	34.9 (1.37)	3.3 (0.13)	7.7 (0.30)	5.4 (0.21)	2.1 (0.08)	31.7 (1.25)	40.4 (1.59)	52.1 (2.05)	388.5 (15.28)
Source: IRIMO^[10]

Notes

^ Also romanized as Avej; also known as Aveh^[3]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (14 September 2024). "Avaj, Avaj County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Qazvin Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ Avaj can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3054048" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^ ^a ^b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2021) [Approved 14 October 1390]. Creation of Avaj County in the center of Avaj city in Qazvin province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 62642/42/1/4/1. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Qazvin Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) [Approved 18 September 1375]. Creation of Buin Zahra County with the center of Buin Zahra city under the citizenship of Tehran province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Notification 121469/17169K. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Qazvin Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
^ Ramazi, Hamidreza; Haghani, Reza (November 2006). "The 22 June 2002 Avaj, Iran, Earthquake: A Field Report". Seismological Research Letters. 77 (6): 723–730. doi:10.1785/gssrl.77.6.723. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
^ Hafesi, Parisa (24 June 2002). "Hundreds killed in Iran earthquake". The Guardian. Reuters. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
^ "Statistics of 200 synoptic staations: Avaj(99310)". Chaharmahalmet (asp). Iran Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 17 February 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[4] Also romanized as Avej; also known as Aveh^[3]

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (14 September 2024). "Avaj, Avaj County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 14 September 2024.

[2016_Qazvin_Province-2] Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Qazvin Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[3] Avaj can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3054048" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

[Avaj_County_Establishment-5] Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2021) [Approved 14 October 1390]. Creation of Avaj County in the center of Avaj city in Qazvin province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 62642/42/1/4/1. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

[2006_Qazvin_Province-6] Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Qazvin Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[Buin_Zahra_County_Establishment-7] Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) [Approved 18 September 1375]. Creation of Buin Zahra County with the center of Buin Zahra city under the citizenship of Tehran province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Notification 121469/17169K. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.

[2011_Qazvin_Province-8] Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Qazvin Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.

[geoscience-9] Ramazi, Hamidreza; Haghani, Reza (November 2006). "The 22 June 2002 Avaj, Iran, Earthquake: A Field Report". Seismological Research Letters. 77 (6): 723–730. doi:10.1785/gssrl.77.6.723. Retrieved 20 June 2008.

[guardian-10] Hafesi, Parisa (24 June 2002). "Hundreds killed in Iran earthquake". The Guardian. Reuters. Retrieved 20 June 2008.

[11] "Statistics of 200 synoptic staations: Avaj(99310)". Chaharmahalmet (asp). Iran Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 17 February 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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