Qatur Explained

Qatur should not be confused with Qatar.

Qatur
Native Name:Persian: قطور
Kurdish: قوتور
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:West Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Khoy
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Qatur
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:5147
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Qatur (Persian: قطور) is a city in, and the capital of, Qatur District of Khoy County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.[2] It also serves as the administrative center for Qatur Rural District.[3]

Etymology

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.[4] This gives rise to the idea that people living in the area may not have been Kurds originally, but rather immigrants from other parts of Turkey.

History

Following the Treaty of Berlin in 1878, Qatur was handed over from the Ottoman empire to Iran.[5]

Demographics

Language and ethnicity

Qatur is adjacent to the Iran–Turkey border and is populated by Kurds of the Shakak tribe.[6] [7]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Qatur's population was 3,962 in 652 households, when it was a village in Qatur Rural District.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 4,663 people in 1,000 households,[9] by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city.[10] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,147 people in 1,193 households.[11]

Climate

Due to its elevation at 1,961 m (6,433 ft) above sea level, Qatur has a cold and temperate continental mediterranean climate (Köppen: Dsb). Winters are cold and wet 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

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Qatur, Khoy County . . 5 March 2023 . 5 March 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Reforms and changes of country divisions in West Azerbaijan province . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20140417093714/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/117552 . Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board . Habibi . Hassan . 17 April 2014 . 24 February 1376 . 22 December 2023.
  3. Web site: Creation and formation of 12 rural districts including villages, farms and places located in Khoy County of West Azerbaijan province . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20140804112549/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110107 . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . Mousavi . Mirhossein . 4 August 2014 . 2 February 1366 . 23 December 2023.
  4. Web site: Spas are a prescription for health . Scientific and Cultural Tourism Center for Iranian Students . fa . https://web.archive.org/web/20240216182435/http://istta.ir/pages/fa/details/7785/آبگرم-ها-نسخه-ای-برای-سلامتی . 16 February 2024 . 15 July 2015.
  5. Kurdish Responses to Imperial Decline: The Kurdish Movement and the End of Ottoman Rule in the Balkans (1878 to 1913) . 10.33182/ks.v7i1.481 . 2019 . Bajalan . Djene Rhys . Kurdish Studies . 7 . 51–71 . 195539932 . free .
  6. Book: Ramazani, Rouhollah K.. The Northern Tier: Afghanistan, Iran and Turkey. Van Nostrand. 1966. 35.
  7. News: Qotur . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140116073134/http://www.loghatnaameh.org/dehkhodaworddetail-deca343b18e84c3d85ac023b5c19b3c0-fa.html . Loghat Naameh . 16 January 2014 . fa.
  8. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 04 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094953/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/04.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  9. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 04 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230120205939/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/West-Azerbaijan.xls . 20 January 2023. 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  10. Web site: Approval letter regarding the conversion of Qatur village from the functions of Qatur Rural District, Qatur District of Khoy County in West Azerbaijan province to Qatur city . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20120210002900/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/131862 . Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board . Davodi . Parviz . 10 February 2012 . 22 December 1380 . 23 December 2023.
  11. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 04 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220830042935/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_04.xlsx . Excel . 30 August 2022.

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