Official Name: | Alpavit |
Native Name: | الپاويت |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | Iran |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | East Azerbaijan |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Ahar |
Subdivision Type3: | Bakhsh |
Subdivision Name3: | Central |
Subdivision Type4: | Rural District |
Subdivision Name4: | Bozkosh |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Total: | 122 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | IRST |
Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Timezone Dst: | IRDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | +4:30 |
Coordinates: | 38.4369°N 47.1617°W |
Alpavit (Persian: الپاويت, also Romanized as Ālpāvīt; also known as Ālpāvet) is a village in Bozkosh Rural District, in the Central District of Ahar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 122, in 21 families.
According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name of this village is derived from the Mongolian word alpā'ut, referring to "a privileged class".[1]