Chuktu

Chuktu
چوكتو
Village
Chuktu is located in Iran
Chuktu
Chuktu
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 36°52′48″N 47°05′10″E / 36.88000°N 47.08611°E / 36.88000; 47.08611
Country Iran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyCharuymaq
BakhshShadian
Rural DistrictCharuymaq-e Jonubesharqi
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
61
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Chuktu (Persian: چوكتو, also Romanized as Chūktū and Chūkatū; also known as Chaktū and Chūqtū) is a village in Charuymaq-e Jonubesharqi Rural District, Shadian District, Charuymaq County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 61, in 13 families.

Name

According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name Chukatū is derived from the Mongolian language and means "with small stones".: 77 

References

  1. ↑ Chuktu 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. Retrieved 16 October 2022.