Qozlu, Ardabil

Qozlu
قوزلو
Oğuzlu[1]
Qozlu
Location in Iran
Coordinates:
Country  Iran
Province Ardabil Province
County Germi
Population
 • Total 222
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Qozlu (Azerbaijani/Persian قوزلو) is a village on the Mughan plain in Iran. It is located in Germi county, in Ardabil province. Qozlu's people are Muslim and speak in Azerbaijani language.[1]

Qozlu's name

The name Qozlu (Oghuzlu/Ghozlu/Qozlu) comes from Oghuz Turks.[1][2]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.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d پژوهشي در جغرافياي مغان، سيد محمد ابراهيمي، انتشارات نيك آموز، اردبيل 1385 p316
  2. ^ فرهنگ واژه گان ترکی در زبان و ادبیات فارسی، عادل ارشادی فر، باغ اندیشه
  3. ^ [www.sci.org.ir/ ايرانين آمار مركزي]