What is "alvares"

Alvares is a ski resort in the Iranian province of Ardabil. It is the second standard ski resort in Iran and is situated in the hamlet of Alvares, which is located 24 kilometers away from the city of Sarein at an altitude of 3,200 meters above sea level.

Álvares (sometimes Alvares), a Portuguese language and Galician surname, originally a patronymic meaning Son of Álvaro, is the name of:

• Ana Ida Alvares (born 1965), Brazilian volleyball player
• Francisco Álvares (1465–1541), Portuguese missionary and explorer
• Francisco Álvares, Portuguese missionary and explorer.
• João Álvares Fagundes (active in 1521), Portuguese explorer
• Jorge Álvares (died 1521), Portuguese explorer, reached China and Hong Kong
• Nuno Álvares Pereira (1360–1431), Portuguese general and constable of Portugal
• Pedro Álvares Cabral (about 1467 – about 1520), Portuguese navigator and explorer, discoverer of Brazil

Alvares is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Góis. The population in 2011 was 812, in an area of 100.57 km².

The Alvares is a river in northern Spain flowing through the Autonomous Community of Asturias.

Category:Rivers of Spain Category:Rivers of Asturias Category:Avilés