Shoqan Explained

Shoqan
Native Name:Persian: شوقان
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:North Khorasan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Jajrom
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Jolgeh Shoqan
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:2313
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Shoqan (Persian: شوقان) is a city in, and the capital of, Jolgeh Shoqan District of Jajrom County, North Khorasan province, Iran,[2] It is also serves as the administrative center for Shoqan Rural District.[3] The city is populated by Kurds.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 2,297 in 628 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 2,436 people in 742 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 2,313 people in 758 households.[7]

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.[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Shoqan, Jajrom County . . 18 May 2023 . 18 May 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Creation and establishment of the Dasht-e Kuh District centered on Shoqan village and Jajrom County in Khorasan province . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20240111181340/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/117551 . 11 January 2024 . Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board . Habibi . Hassan . 11 January 2024.
  3. Web site: Creation and formation of 14 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Bojnord County under Khorasan province . https://web.archive.org/web/20151214195939/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110354 . 14 December 2015 . Islamic Parliament Research Center . fa . Mousavi . Mirhossein . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . 18 May 1366 . 18 December 2023.
  4. Ali Madih. Abbas. 2007. The Kurds of Khorasan. Iran and the Caucasus. Brill Publishers. 11. 1. 22. 25597312.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 28 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920084106/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/28.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  6. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 28 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230119210728/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/North-Khorasan.xls . 19 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  7. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 28 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201027174651/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_28.xlsx . Excel . 27 October 2020.
  8. Web site: Aladin . Shoqan, Iran - Climate & Monthly weather forecast . 2022-07-18 . Weather Atlas . en.

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