Official Name: | Alqu |
Native Name: | القو |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | Iran |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | East Azerbaijan |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Bonab |
Subdivision Type3: | Bakhsh |
Subdivision Name3: | Central |
Subdivision Type4: | Rural District |
Subdivision Name4: | Benajuy-ye Shomali |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Total: | 1,710 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | IRST |
Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Timezone Dst: | IRDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | +4:30 |
Coordinates: | 37.4267°N 46.0933°W |
Alqu (fa|القو, also Romanized as Ālqū) is a village in Benajuy-ye Shomali Rural District, in the Central District of Bonab County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,710, in 359 families.
According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name of this village is derived from the Mongolian given name Alghū.[1]