Quzlu, Germi

Quzlu قوزلو[1]
village
Quzlu village
Quzlu
Coordinates: 39°00′08″N 48°08′40″E / 39.00222°N 48.14444°ECoordinates: 39°00′08″N 48°08′40″E / 39.00222°N 48.14444°E
Country	Iran
Province	Ardabil
County	Germi
Bakhsh	Central
Rural District	Ani
Population (2006)
• Total	222
Time zone	IRST (UTC+3:30)
• Summer (DST)	IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Quzlu (Persian: قوزلو‎‎, also Romanized as Qūzlū; also known as Tūzlū)^[2] is a village in Ani Rural District, in the Central District of Germi County, Ardabil Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 222, in 47 families.^[3] Quzlu lies on the Mughan plain; the people are Muslim and speak in Azerbaijani language.^[4]

Etymology

The name Quzlu (Oghuzlu/Ghozlu/Qozlu) comes from Oghuz Turks.^[1][5] 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.^[6]

References

1. پژوهشي در جغرافياي مغان، سيد محمد ابراهيمي، انتشارات نيك آموز، اردبيل 1385 p316
2. Quzlu can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3769911" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
4. پژوهشي در جغرافياي مغان، سيد محمد ابراهيمي، انتشارات نيك آموز، اردبيل 1385
5. فرهنگ واژه گان ترکی در زبان و ادبیات فارسی، عادل ارشادی فر، باغ اندیشه
6. ايرانين آمار مركزي