Avaj
Persian: آوج
City
Avaj is located in Iran
Avaj
Avaj
Coordinates: 35°34′48″N 49°13′19″E / 35.58000°N 49.22194°E / 35.58000; 49.22194[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceQazvin
CountyAvaj
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total5,142
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Avaj (Persian: آوج, also Romanized as Avej; also known as Aveh)[3] is a city in the Central District of Avaj County, Qazvin province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]

At the 2006 census, its population was 3,695 in 1,042 households, when it was in the former Avaj District of Buin Zahra County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 5,609 people in 1,616 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 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.[4]

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.[7] Avaj was near the epicenter of the 2002 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake and thus was severely affected by it, with roughly half the town being razed.[8]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (15 May 2023). "Avaj, Avaj County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. 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".
  4. 1 2 Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (14 October 1390). "Creation of Avaj County in the center of Avaj city in Qazvin province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Hafesi, Parisa (24 June 2002). "Hundreds killed in Iran earthquake". The Guardian. Reuters. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
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