Banaveh, Gavork-e Sardasht
village in Iran
Banaveh (Persian: بناوه) is a village in Gavork-e Sardasht Rural District of Rabat District in Sardasht County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population, as Banabad, was 609 in 117 households, when it was in Melkari Rural District of Vazineh District. The following census in 2011 counted 684 people in 166 households, by which time the village was listed as Banaveh. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 637 people in 170 households.
In 2020, Gavork-e Sardasht Rural District was separated from the Central District in the formation of Rabat District and Banaveh was transferred to the rural district. In 2022, Vazineh District was separated from the county in the establishment of Mirabad County and renamed the Central District. Melkari Rural District was transferred to the new Zab District and renamed Melkari-ye Gharbi Rural District.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 15, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5708566. Authority coordinates are 36.224, 45.502. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2020.
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