Makatu (Persian: مكتو, also romanized as Makatū)[1] is a village in Charuymaq-e Shomalesharqi Rural District, in the Central District of Hashtrud County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 168, in 41 families.[2]
Makatu
مكتو | |
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village | |
Makatu | |
| Coordinates: 37°19′05″N 47°08′04″E | |
| Country | |
| Province | East Azerbaijan |
| County | Hashtrud |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Rural District | Charuymaq-e Shomalesharqi |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 168 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name "Makatu" is derived from the Mongolian word meketü, meaning "sly".[3]: 77
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