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Qotur

Qotur (Persian: قطور [a]) is a city in, and the capital of, Qotur District in Khoy County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.[6] It also serves as the administrative center for Qotur Rural District.[7]

Qotur
Persian: قطور
Kurdish: کۆتۆلێ
City
Qotur is located in Iran
Qotur
Qotur
Coordinates: 38°28′15″N 44°24′27″E / 38.47083°N 44.40750°E / 38.47083; 44.40750[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyKhoy
DistrictQotur
Established as a city2007[3]
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
5,147
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Etymology

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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.[8]

History

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Following the Treaty of Berlin in 1878, Qotur was handed over from the Ottoman Empire to Iran.[9]

Demographics

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Language and ethnicity

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Qotur is adjacent to the Iran–Turkey border and is populated by Kurds of the Shakak tribe.[10][11]

Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, Qotur's population was 3,962 in 652 households, when it was a village in Qotur Rural District.[12] The following census in 2011 counted 4,663 people in 1,000 households,[13] by which time the village had been converted to a city.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,147 people in 1,193 households.[4]

Climate

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Due to its elevation at 1,961 m (6,433 ft) above sea level, Qotur 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

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Also romanized as Qaţūr, Qotur, and Qoţūr; also known as Ghatoor, Kotur, Kutur, and Qutur; Armenian: Կոտոր or Ղոթուր[5]

References

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  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (25 September 2024). "Qatur, دهستان قطور, بخش قطور [Qotur Rural District, Qotur District], Khoy County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "FCC4+8XQ Qatur, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  3. 1 2 Davoodi, Parviz (21 October 2007) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1386/07/29 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویبنامه در خصوص تبدیل روستای قطور از توابع دهستان قطور بخش قطور شهرستان خوی در استان آذربایجان غربی به شهر قطور [‌Approval regarding the transformation of Qotur village from Qotur Rural District, Qotur District, Khoy County in West Azerbaijan province to Qotur city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] E3153D6C-6075-40D9-83D2-30F057890971. Archived from the original on 4 October 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  4. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ↑ Qatur at GEOnet Names Server
  6. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (27 April 1997) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1376/02/07 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات و تغییرات تقسیمات کشوری در استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Reforms and changes in national divisions in West Azerbaijan]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] A937FC6F-C543-48B5-921C-810D86C7BE96. شماره دوره [Course number] 76, شماره جلد [Volume number] 255. Archived from the original on 2 October 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  7. ↑ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (22 April 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/02/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 12 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانهای واقع در شهرستان خوی تابعه استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Establishment and formation of 12 rural districts including villages, farms and places located in Khoy County, West Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 225318FD-4A06-4814-BC42-D402AE1BE7AD. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 4. Archived from the original on 3 October 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "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. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  9. ↑ 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. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  10. ↑ Ramazani, Rouhollah K. (1966). The Northern Tier: Afghanistan, Iran and Turkey. Van Nostrand. p. 35.
  11. ↑ "Qotur". Loghat Naameh (in Persian). Archived from the original on 16 January 2014.
  12. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  13. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: West Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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