Shuqan
Shuqan
Persian: شوقان | |
|---|---|
City | |
Shuqan | |
| Coordinates: 37°20′25″N 56°53′12″E / 37.34028°N 56.88667°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | North Khorasan |
| County | Jajrom |
| District | Jolgeh Shuqan |
| Established as a city | 2000[2] |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 2,313 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Shuqan (Persian: شوقان)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Jolgeh Shuqan District[5][b] in Jajrom County, North Khorasan province, Iran. It is also serves as the administrative center for Shuqan Rural District.[7][c] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Jushqan,[8] now in Tabar Rural District.[6] The village of Shuqan was converted to a city in 2000.[2]
Demographics
Ethnicity
The city is populated by Kurds.[9]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 2,297 in 628 households.[10] The following census in 2011 counted 2,436 people in 742 households.[11] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 2,313 people in 758 households.[3]
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.[12]
See also
Notes
- ^ Also known as Shoqan and Shoqān[4]
- ^ Formerly Dashtkuh District[6]
- ^ Formerly Jolgeh Shuqan Rural District[6]
References
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (27 October 2024). "Shuqan, دهستان شوقان, بخش جلگه شوقان [Shuqan Rural District, Jolgeh Shuqan District], Jajrom County, North Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ a b Habibi, Hassan (8 March 2000) [مصوب (Approved) 1378/12/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه در خصوص شناخته شدن يكصد روستاي مركز بخش به عنوان شهر [Approval letter regarding the recognition of 100 villages of the central district as cities]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. تصويب نامه شماره 5453 /ت21162هـ [Approval Letter Number 5453/T21162H]. Archived from the original on 14 October 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان شمالی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: North Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Shuqan 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 (27 April 1997) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1376/02/07 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تأسیس بخش دشت کوه به مرکزیت روستای شقان و شهرستان جاجرم در استان خراسان [Creation and establishment of the Dasht-e Kuh District centered on Shuqan village and Jajrom County in Khorasan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 2C4C5487-8D04-417C-864A-9AED8E5088A4. شماره دوره [Course number] 76, شماره جلد [Volume number] 255. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ a b c Habibi, Hassan (30 December 1998) [مصوب (Approved) 1377,10,09 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاح تصويبنامه موضوع ايجاد و تاسيس شهرستان جاجرم در استان خراسان [Amendment of the approval of the creation and establishment of Jajrom County in Khorasan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 14231/42/1/4. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (16 May 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/02/26 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب اصلاحاتی در دهستانهای استان خراسان [Approval of reforms in the rural districts of Khorasan province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 14034.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (9 August 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/05/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 14 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان بجنورد تابع استان خراسان [Creation and formation of 14 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Bojnord County under Khorasan province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 11814.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ Ali Madih, Abbas (2007). "The Kurds of Khorasan". Iran and the Caucasus. 11 (1). Brill Publishers: 22. JSTOR 25597312.
- ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان شمالی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: North Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان شمالی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: North Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. 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.