Shoqan

Shoqan (Persian: شوقان, also Romanized as Shoqān)[2] is a city and capital of Jolgeh Shoqan District, in Jajrom County, North Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,297, in 628 families.[3]

For the administrative subdivision, see Shoqan Rural District.
Shoqan
شوقان
City
Shoqan
Coordinates: 37°20′31″N 56°53′13″E
Country Iran
ProvinceNorth Khorasan
CountyJajrom
BakhshJolgeh Shoqan
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Total2,313 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Shoqan at GEOnet Names Server

Shoqan is populated by Kurds.[4]

Geography

The city of Shoqan, which is located 64 kilometers from Bojnord, the capital of North Khorasan province, is famous as the center of the Shoqan Plain and a summer town in the region. It has a mountainous and moderate climate, which is located in the north of Aladagh mountain and in the south of Saluk and Bahar mountains.[5]

References
  1. "Statistical Center of Iran > Home".
  2. Shoqan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3085175" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
  4. Ali Madih, Abbas (2007). "The Kurds of Khorasan". Iran and the Caucasus. Brill Publishers. 11 (1): 22. JSTOR 25597312.
  5. Aladin. "Shoqan, Iran - Climate & Monthly weather forecast". Weather Atlas. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
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