Kivi, Khalkhal Explained

Official Name:Kivi
Native Name:كيوي
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ardabil
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Khalkhal
Subdivision Type3:Bakhsh
Subdivision Name3:Khvoresh Rostam
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Khvoresh Rostam-e Shomali
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:190
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Timezone Dst:IRDT
Utc Offset Dst:+4:30
Coordinates:37.36°N 48.4247°W

Kivi (Persian: كيوي, also Romanized as Kīvī; also known as Kīvī Zāvīyeh) is a village in Khvoresh Rostam-e Shomali Rural District, Khvoresh Rostam District, Khalkhal County, Ardabil Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 190, in 54 families.

Name

According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name "Kivi" is derived from the historical Tatar tribe called Kūyīn or Kü'īn.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Minorsky . Vladimir . Vladimir Minorsky . Mongol Place-Names in Mukri Kurdistan . Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London . 1957 . 19 . 1 . 58-81 . 16 October 2022.