Qatanqor Explained

Official Name:Qatanqor
Native Name:قاطانقر
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:West Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bukan
Subdivision Type3:Bakhsh
Subdivision Name3:Central
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Behi-e Feyzolah Beygi
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:147
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Timezone Dst:IRDT
Utc Offset Dst:+4:30
Coordinates:36.4592°N 46.2842°W

Qatanqor (fa|قاطانقر, also Romanized as Qāṭānqor and Qātānqor) 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.

Name

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