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Village in Kurdistan, Iran
Qaplan Tu قپلانتو
village
Qaplan Tu is located in IranQaplan TuQaplan Tu
Coordinates: 36°14′25″N 46°43′30″E / 36.24028°N 46.72500°E / 36.24028; 46.72500
Country Iran
ProvinceKurdistan
CountySaqqez
BakhshZiviyeh
Rural DistrictGol Tappeh
Population
 • Total711
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Qaplan Tu (Persian: قپلانتو, also Romanized as Qaplān Tū and Qaplāntū) is a village in Gol Tappeh Rural District, Ziviyeh District, Saqqez County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 711, in 166 families. The village is populated by Kurds.

Name

The name "Qaplan Tu" is Mongolian in origin and means "having panthers". The name of the Qaflankuh mountains has the same etymology, although its current form is slightly distorted from the original.

References

  1. Qaplan Tu can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3795832" 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. Mohammadirad, Masoud; Anonby, Erik; et al. "Language distribution in Kordestan Province, Iran". Atlas of the languages of Iran (ALI). Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre, Carleton University. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023.
  4. ^ Minorsky, Vladimir (1957). "Mongol Place-Names in Mukri Kurdistan". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 19 (1): 58–81. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
Iran Saqqez County
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