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)

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]

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

  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
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