Quzlu, Germi Explained

Official Name:Quzlu
Native Name:قوزلو[1]
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ardabil
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Germi
Subdivision Type3:Bakhsh
Subdivision Name3:Central
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Ani
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:222
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Timezone Dst:IRDT
Utc Offset Dst:+4:30
Coordinates:39.0022°N 48.1444°W

Quzlu (Persian: قوزلو, also Romanized as Qūzlū; also known as Tūzlū) is a village in Ani Rural District, in the Central District of Germi County, Ardabil Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 222, in 47 families. Quzlu lies on the Mughan plain; the people are Shia Muslim and speak in Azerbaijani language.[2]

Etymology

The name Quzlu (Oghuzlu/Ghozlu/Qozlu) comes from Oghuz Turks.[1] [3] An alternative theory about the etymology of this name is because the place has many walnut trees and walnut in Azeri and Persian language is called Qoz and Joz, then the name of the place means the place with many walnut trees.

Population

Qozlu in 1987, 1992 and 1997 respectively had 403, 375 and 295 inhabitants.[1] In 2007, it had 222 inhabitants.[4]

Notes and References

  1. پژوهشي در جغرافياي مغان، سيد محمد ابراهيمي، انتشارات نيك آموز، اردبيل 1385 p316
  2. پژوهشي در جغرافياي مغان، سيد محمد ابراهيمي، انتشارات نيك آموز، اردبيل 1385
  3. فرهنگ واژه گان ترکی در زبان و ادبیات فارسی، عادل ارشادی فر، باغ اندیشه
  4. http://www.sci.org.ir/ ايرانين آمار مركزي