City in North Khorasan province, Iran
City in North Khorasan, Iran
Shoqan (Persian : شوقان )[ a] is a city in, and the capital of, Jolgeh Shoqan District [ b] of Jajrom County , North Khorasan province, Iran ,[ 5] It is also serves as the administrative center for Shoqan Rural District .[ 6] The city is populated by Kurds .[ 7]
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]
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.[ 10]
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^ OpenStreetMap contributors (18 May 2023). "Shoqan, Jajrom County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 18 May 2023 .
^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)" . AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022 .
^ 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".
^ Habibi, Hassan. "Amendment of the approval of the creation and establishment of Jajrom County in Khorasan province" . Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2023 .
^ Habibi, Hassan. "Creation and establishment of the Dasht-e Kuh District centered on Shoqan village and Jajrom County in Khorasan province" . Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024 .
^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (18 May 1366). "Creation and formation of 14 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Bojnord County under Khorasan province" . Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2023 .
^ Ali Madih, Abbas (2007). "The Kurds of Khorasan" . Iran and the Caucasus . 11 (1). Brill Publishers : 22. JSTOR 25597312 .
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" . AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022 .
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" . Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 .
^ Aladin. "Shoqan, Iran - Climate & Monthly weather forecast" . Weather Atlas . Retrieved 18 July 2022 .
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