Bolqan

Bolqan
بلقان
Village
Bolqan is located in Iran
Bolqan
Bolqan
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 37°16′21″N 46°58′02″E / 37.27250°N 46.96722°E / 37.27250; 46.96722
Country Iran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyCharuymaq
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictVarqeh
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
97
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Bolqan (Persian: بلقان, also Romanized as Bolqān; also known as Bolgān) is a village in Varqeh Rural District, in the Central District of Charuymaq County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 97, in 21 families.

Name

According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name "Bolqan" is derived from the Mongolian female given name Bulghan (or Bulaghan), which means "sable marten" and was borne by several historical Mongol princesses.: 76 

References

  1. ↑ Bolqan at GEOnet Names Server
  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. Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2022.