Tavil, East Azerbaijan

Coordinates: 38°46′04″N 46°40′46″E / 38.76778°N 46.67944°E / 38.76778; 46.67944
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Tavil
طويل
Village
Tavil is located in Iran
Tavil
Tavil
Coordinates: 38°46′04″N 46°40′46″E / 38.76778°N 46.67944°E / 38.76778; 46.67944
Country Iran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyVarzaqan
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictBakrabad
Population
 (2006)
 • Total112
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Tavil (Persian: طويل, also Romanized as Ţavīl; also known as Ţaveh and Tivil’)[1] is a village in Bakrabad Rural District, in the Central District of Varzaqan County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 112, in 18 families.[2]

Tavil was the village closest to the site where the 2024 Varzaqan helicopter crash occurred, in which President Ebrahim Raisi was killed along with several other Iranian government officials.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tavil can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3087240" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
  3. ^ https://fortune.com/2024/05/20/iran-president-ebrahim-raisi-hard-landing-helicopter-dense-fog-rescue-teams/