[5] The city's name is said to originate from a disease very common in dogs and goats in Turkish language (qotur), and the warm water springs in this area helped to treat the disease and alleviate its symptoms.

[6] This gives rise to the idea that people living in the area may not have been Kurds originally, but rather immigrants from other parts of Turkey.

Following the Treaty of Berlin in 1878, Qatur was handed over from the Ottoman empire to Iran.

[10] The following census in 2011 counted 4,663 people in 1,000 households,[11] by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city.

[2] Due to its elevation at 1,961 m (6,433 ft) above sea level, Qatur has a cold continental mediterranean climate (Köppen: Dsb).