Shuqan

For the administrative divisions, see Jolgeh Shuqan District and Shuqan Rural District.

Shuqan (Persian: شوقان)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Jolgeh Shuqan District^[b] of Jajrom County, North Khorasan province, Iran,^[5] It is also serves as the administrative center for Shuqan Rural District.^[6][c]

Shuqan Persian: شوقان
City
Shuqan
Coordinates: 37°20′25″N 56°53′12″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	North Khorasan
County	Jajrom
District	Jolgeh Shuqan
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	2,313
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Ethnicity

The city is populated by Kurds.^[7]

Population

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]

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.^[10]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Shoqan and Shoqān^[3]
2. Formerly Dashtkuh District^[4]
3. Formerly Jolgeh Shuqan Rural District^[4]