Lowtejan (Persian: لوتجان, also Romanized as Lowtejān; also known as Lotehjān)[1] is a village in Keyvan Rural District, in the Central District of Khoda Afarin County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 192, in 44 families.[2]

Lowtejan
لوتجان
village
Lowtejan is located in Iran
Lowtejan
Lowtejan
Coordinates: 39°05′14″N 47°04′08″E / 39.08722°N 47.06889°E / 39.08722; 47.06889
Country Iran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyKhoda Afarin
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictKeyvan
Population
 (2006)
 • Total192
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

In the wake of White Revolution (early 1960s) a clan of Mohammad Khanlu tribe, comprising 50 households, used Lowtejan as their winter quarters.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Lowtejan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3816753" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
  3. ^ P. Oberling, “The Tribes of Qarāca Dāġ,” Oriens 17, 1964, p. 69