Shuqan

For the administrative divisions, see Jolgeh Shuqan District and Shuqan Rural District.

Shuqan
Persian: شوقان
City
Shuqan is located in Iran
Shuqan
Shuqan
Coordinates: 37°20′25″N 56°53′12″E / 37.34028°N 56.88667°E / 37.34028; 56.88667[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceNorth Khorasan
CountyJajrom
DistrictJolgeh Shuqan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
2,313
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Shuqan (Persian: شوقان)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Jolgeh Shuqan District[b] of Jajrom County, North Khorasan province, Iran,[5] It is also serves as the administrative center for Shuqan Rural District.[6][c]

Demographics

Ethnicity

The city is populated by Kurds.[7]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 2,297 in 628 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 2,436 people in 742 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 2,313 people in 758 households.[2]

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.[10]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Shoqan and Shoqān[3]
  2. ^ Formerly Dashtkuh District[4]
  3. ^ Formerly Jolgeh Shuqan Rural District[4]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (27 October 2024). "Shuqan, Jajrom County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): North Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Shuqan 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. ^ a b Habibi, Hassan (c. 2021) [Approved 10 September 1377]. Amendment of the approval of the creation and establishment of Jajrom County in Khorasan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 14231/42/1/1; Resolution 102432/T17160K. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  5. ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) [Approved 24 February 1376]. Creation and establishment of the Dasht-e Kuh District centered on Shuqan village and Jajrom County in Khorasan province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.6527; Notification 102432/17160K. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  6. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (23 December 2014) [Approved 18 May 1366]. Creation and formation of 14 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Bojnord County under Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 11814; Notification 117956/T928. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
  7. ^ Ali Madih, Abbas (2007). "The Kurds of Khorasan". Iran and the Caucasus. 11 (1). Brill Publishers: 22. JSTOR 25597312.
  8. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): North Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  9. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): North Khorasan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
  10. ^ Aladin. "Shoqan, Iran - Climate & Monthly weather forecast". Weather Atlas. Retrieved 18 July 2022.


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