Ravansar

For the administrative subdivision, see Ravansar County.
Ravansar
روانسر
city
Ravansar
Coordinates: 34°42′55″N 46°39′12″E / 34.71528°N 46.65333°E / 34.71528; 46.65333Coordinates: 34°42′55″N 46°39′12″E / 34.71528°N 46.65333°E / 34.71528; 46.65333
Country  Iran
Province Kermanshah
County Ravansar
Bakhsh Central
Population (2006)
 • Total 16,383
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Ravansar (Persian: روانسر‎‎; also Romanized as Ravānsar and Rawānsīr)[1] is a city in and the capital of Ravansar County, Kermanshah Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 16,383, in 3,838 families.[2]

Ravansar is an ancient city in the northwest of Kermanshah Province. Ravansar Spring is a huge karst spring located prominently in the city of Ravansar. The area around Ravansar is karstified, the karst ground water emerges in various springs like homonymous Ravansar Spring, which are very important for the supply of drinking water and as the main source of Qara Su River.

References

  1. ↑ Ravansar can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3080921" 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.

See also

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