Shuqan

City in North Khorasan province, Iran From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Shuqan (Persian: شوقان)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Jolgeh Shuqan District[5][b] in Jajrom County, North Khorasan province, Iran. It is also serves as the administrative center for Shuqan Rural District.[7][c] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Jushqan,[8] now in Tabar Rural District.[6] The village of Shuqan was converted to a city in 2000.[2]

CountryIran
Established as a city2000[2]
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Shuqan
Persian: شوقان
City
Shuqan is located in Iran
Shuqan
Shuqan
Coordinates: 37°20′25″N 56°53′12″E[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceNorth Khorasan
CountyJajrom
DistrictJolgeh Shuqan
Established as a city2000[2]
Population
 (2016)[3]
  Total
2,313
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Demographics

Ethnicity

The city is populated by Kurds.[9]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 2,297 in 628 households.[10] The following census in 2011 counted 2,436 people in 742 households.[11] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 2,313 people in 758 households.[3]

Geography

The city of Shuqan, which is located 64 kilometers from Bojnord, the capital of North Khorasan province, is famous as the center of the Shuqan 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.[12]

See also

Notes

  1. Also known as Shoqan and Shoqān[4]

References

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