Qatur

Qotur ( ) is a city in, and the capital of, Qotur District in Khoy County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Qotur Rural District.

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Settlement.name: Qotur
Settlement.native_name_lang: fa
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.pushpin_map: Iran
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Iran
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: West Azerbaijan
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Khoy
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Qotur
Settlement.established_title: Established as a city
Settlement.established_date: 2007
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_as_of: 2016
Settlement.population_total: 5147
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Part of: Khoy County
Country: Turkey
Located in: Qatur District
Population: 5147

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male population: 2653
female population: 2494

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Demographics
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Population
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) is a city in, and the capital of, Qotur District in Khoy County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Qotur Rural District.

==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.

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