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
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Coordinates: 37°20′31″N 56°53′13″E | |
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Province | North Khorasan |
County | Jajrom |
Bakhsh | Jolgeh Shoqan |
Population (2016 Census) | |
• Total | 2,313 [1] |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
Shoqan at GEOnet Names Server |
Shoqan is populated by Kurds.[4]
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.[5]
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