History
A Persian historian Hamdullah Qazvini said that the ancient name was Pileh-Swar that in Persian means "the elephant-riding person ", named after one of the Buyid dynasty amirs. The name in Turkic means pure water falls, due to the area's numerous rivers, though given the largely flat terrain the reference to waterfalls is somewhat misleading.
In 1930, Bilasuvar Rayon was created with a center in Pushkin Settlement. In 1938, the rayon was renamed to Pushkin Rayon.
In 1963, the territory was united to Jalilabad Rayon, and since 1964, it becomes independent rayon again. After collapse of the USSR in 1991, returning its historic name, the rayon was renamed to Bilasuvar Rayon again.
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