Shoqan

Shoqan (Persian: شوقان, also Romanized as Shoqān)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Jolgeh Shoqan District of Jajarm County, North Khorasan province, Iran, and is populated by Kurds.[4]

For the administrative division, see Shoqan Rural District.

Shoqan
Persian: شوقان
City
Shoqan is located in Iran
Shoqan
Shoqan
Coordinates: 37°20′25″N 56°53′12″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceNorth Khorasan
CountyJajarm
DistrictJolgeh Shoqan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total2,313
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, its population was 2,297 in 628 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 2,436 people in 742 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,313 people in 758 households.[2]

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.[7]

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (18 May 2023). "Shoqan, Jajarm County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. 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".
  4. Ali Madih, Abbas (2007). "The Kurds of Khorasan". Iran and the Caucasus. Brill Publishers. 11 (1): 22. JSTOR 25597312.
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. Aladin. "Shoqan, Iran - Climate & Monthly weather forecast". Weather Atlas. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
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