Qatanqor

Qatanqor
قاطانقر
Village
Qatanqor
Coordinates: 36°27′33″N 46°17′03″E / 36.45917°N 46.28417°E / 36.45917; 46.28417
Country Iran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyBukan
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictBehi-e Feyzolah Beygi
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
147
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Qatanqor (Persian: قاطانقر, also Romanized as Qāṭānqor and Qātānqor)[1] is a village located in Behi-e Feyzolah Beygi Rural District, within the Central District of Bukan County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. According to the 2006 census, Qatanqor had a population was 147, in 30 families.[2]

Name

According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name "Qatanqur" may be derived from the Mongolian word qatanghir, meaning "slender".[3]: 68 

References

  1. ^ Qatanqor at GEOnet Names Server
  2. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
  3. ^ 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.