Chavar (; also
Romanized as
Chavār,
Chawār, and
Chūār; also known as
Kani Chavar (Persian: كانی چَوار) also Romanized as
Kānī Chavār and
Kānī Chawār) is a city in and the capital of
Chavar District, in
Ilam County,
Ilam Province,
Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 5,574, in 1,080 families.