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]

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]

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. 11 (1): 22. JSTOR 25597312.
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