Shuqan Explained

Shuqan
Native Name:fa|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 Shuqan
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:2313
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Shuqan (fa|شوقان) is a city in, and the capital of, Jolgeh Shuqan District of Jajrom County, North Khorasan province, Iran,[2] It is also serves as the administrative center for Shuqan Rural District.[3]

Demographics

Ethnicity

The city is populated by Kurds.[4]

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 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.[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Shuqan, Jajrom County. . 27 October 2024. 27 October 2024. fa.
  2. Creation and establishment of the Dasht-e Kuh District centered on Shuqan village and Jajrom County in Khorasan province. fa. lamtakam.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20240111181340/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/117551. 11 January 2024. Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Habibi. Hassan. 11 January 2024. c. 2024. Approved 24 February 1376. Proposal 1.4.42.6527; Notification 102432/17160K.
  3. 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. rc.majlis.ir. Islamic Parliament Research Center. fa. Mousavi. Mirhossein. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Approved 18 May 1366. 23 December 2014. 18 December 2023. Proposal 11814; Notification 117956/T928.
  4. Ali Madih. Abbas. 2007. The Kurds of Khorasan. Iran and the Caucasus. Brill Publishers. 11. 1. 22. 25597312.
  5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): North Khorasan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 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. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): North Khorasan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, 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. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): North Khorasan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 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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