Qaplan Tu Explained

Official Name:Qaplan Tu
Native Name:قپلانتو
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Kurdistan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Saqqez
Subdivision Type3:Bakhsh
Subdivision Name3:Ziviyeh
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Gol Tappeh
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:711
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Timezone Dst:IRDT
Utc Offset Dst:+4:30
Coordinates:36.2403°N 46.725°W

Qaplan Tu (Persian: قپلانتو, also Romanized as Qaplān Tū and Qaplāntū) is a village in Gol Tappeh Rural District, Ziviyeh District, Saqqez County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 711, in 166 families. The village is populated by Kurds.[1]

Name

The name "Qaplan Tu" is Mongolian in origin and means "having panthers".[2] The name of the Qaflankuh mountains has the same etymology, although its current form is slightly distorted from the original.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Language distribution in Kordestan Province, Iran. https://archive.today/20230528185020/http://iranatlas.net/index.html?module=module.language-distribution.kordestan. 28 May 2023. Atlas of the languages of Iran (ALI). Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre, Carleton University. Mohammadirad. Masoud. Anonby. Erik. etal. live.
  2. 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.