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Qatur Persian: قطور Kurdish: قوتور
City
Qatur
Coordinates: 38°28′15″N 44°24′27″E / 38.47083°N 44.40750°E / 38.47083; 44.40750
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
County	Khoy
District	Qatur
Population
• Total	5,147
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Qatur (Persian: قطور ) is a city in, and the capital of, Qatur District of Khoy County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Qatur Rural District.

Etymology

The city's name is said to originate from a disease very common in dogs and goats in Turkish language (qotur), and the warm water springs in this area helped to treat the disease and alleviate its symptoms. This gives rise to the idea that people living in the area may not have been Kurds originally, but rather immigrants from other parts of Turkey.

History

Following the Treaty of Berlin in 1878, Qatur was handed over from the Ottoman empire to Iran.

Demographics

Language and ethnicity

Qatur is adjacent to the Iran–Turkey border and is populated by Kurds of the Shakak tribe.

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Qatur's population was 3,962 in 652 households, when it was a village in Qatur Rural District. The following census in 2011 counted 4,663 people in 1,000 households, by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,147 people in 1,193 households.

Climate

Due to its elevation at 1,961 m (6,433 ft) above sea level, Qatur has a cold continental mediterranean climate (Köppen: Dsb). Winters are cold and snowy while summers are warm and far dryer. The average annual temperature in Qotur is 6.9 °C (44.4 °F). Precipitation here is about 414mm (16.3 in) per year.

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Qaţūr, Qotur, and Qoţūr; also known as Ghatoor, Kotur, Kutur, and Qutur; Armenian: Կոտոր or Ղոթուր

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (25 September 2024). "Qatur, Khoy County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 25 September 2024.
2. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): West Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Qatur can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3080424" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Habibi, Hassan (28 January 2013) . Reforms and changes of national divisions in West Azerbaijan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.10394; Notification 55630/17582K. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
5. Mousavi, Mirhossein (13 August 2014) . Creation and formation of 12 rural districts including villages, farms and places located in Khoy County of West Azerbaijan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 1.5.53 1392; Notification 110694/T384. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
6. "Spas are a prescription for health". Scientific and Cultural Tourism Center for Iranian Students (in Persian). 15 July 2015. Archived from the original on 16 February 2024.
7. Bajalan, Djene Rhys (2019). "Kurdish Responses to Imperial Decline: The Kurdish Movement and the End of Ottoman Rule in the Balkans (1878 to 1913)". Kurdish Studies. 7: 51–71. doi:10.33182/ks.v7i1.481. S2CID 195539932.
8. Ramazani, Rouhollah K. (1966). The Northern Tier: Afghanistan, Iran and Turkey. Van Nostrand. p. 35.
9. "Qotur". Loghat Naameh (in Persian). Archived from the original on 16 January 2014.
10. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): West Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
11. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): West Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
12. Davodi, Parviz (c. 2012) . Approval letter regarding the conversion of Qatur village from the functions of Qatur Rural District, Qatur District of Khoy County in West Azerbaijan province to Qatur city. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 93023/42/4/1; Notification 166181/T38077K. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.

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