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Qutan

قوطان
Qutan قوطان
village
	Qutan
	Coordinates: 39°16′07″N 45°02′40″E / 39.26861°N 45.04444°E
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
County	Poldasht
Bakhsh	Central
Rural District	Zangebar
Population (2006)
• Total	269
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Qutan (Persian: قوطان, also Romanized as Qūţān)^[1] is a village in Zangebar Rural District, in the Central District of Poldasht County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 269, in 59 families.^[2]

Name

According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name "Qutan" is derived from either the Turkic word qotan, meaning "an enclosure for sheep", or from the Mongolian word qutan, referring to the pelican.^[3]^: 77

References

^ Qutan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "112757" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
^ Minorsky, Vladimir (1957). "Mongol Place-Names in Mukri Kurdistan". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 19 (1): 58–81. Retrieved 16 October 2022.

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[1] Qutan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "112757" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

[2] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.

[Minorsky_1957-3] Minorsky, Vladimir (1957). "Mongol Place-Names in Mukri Kurdistan". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 19 (1): 58–81. Retrieved 16 October 2022.

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