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Arbatan (Persian: ارباتان, also Romanized as Arbaţān)[1] is a village in Zolbin Rural District, Yamchi District, Marand County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,582, in 336 families.[2]

Name

According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name "Arbatan" is derived from the Mongolian language and means "chief of ten men".[3]: 76 

References

  1. ^ Arbatan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3053558" 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. ^ 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.
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