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Village in East Azerbaijan, Iran
Alqu القو
village
Alqu is located in IranAlquAlqu
Coordinates: 37°25′36″N 46°05′36″E / 37.42667°N 46.09333°E / 37.42667; 46.09333
Country Iran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyBonab
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictBenajuy-ye Shomali
Population
 • Total1,710
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Alqu (Persian: القو, also Romanized as Ālqū) is a village in Benajuy-ye Shomali Rural District, in the Central District of Bonab County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,710, in 359 families.

Name

According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name of this village is derived from the Mongolian given name Alghū.

References

  1. Alqu can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3052839" 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.
  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.
Iran Bonab County
Capital
Districts
Central
Cities
Rural Districts
and villages
Benajuy-ye Gharbi
(West Benajuy)
Benajuy-ye Sharqi
(East Benajuy)
Benajuy-ye Shomali
(North Benajuy)
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