Bukan
Bukan
شارۆچکهی بۆکان | |
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 Bukan | |
  Bukan | |
| Coordinates: 36°31′16″N 46°12′32″E / 36.52111°N 46.20889°E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | West Azerbaijan |
| County | Bukan |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 149,340 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 172.000 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
Bukan (Kurdish: بۆکان, Persian: بوکان) is a city in the West Azerbaijan province of Iran. Bokan is between Saqqez and Miandoab. Bokan's people are Kurd. They speak in Kurdi and most of them are able to speak Persian. Most of people believe in Islam.[1][2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "The GeoNames Search Page Has Moved". geonames.nga.mil. Archived from the original on 2017-03-18. Retrieved 2013-02-21.
- ↑ "پرتال جامع علوم انسانی -". Archived from the original on 2014-01-01. Retrieved 2013-02-21.
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| Sights | Abidar • Zarivar Lake • Hawraman • Pir Shalyar • Old bazaars of Sanandaj • Hajar Khatoon Mosque • Garden of ayatollah Mardokh • Baba Gurgur's mausoleum • Chehelcheshmeh biosphere (Diwandarreh) • Lake of Vahdat dam (Sanandaj) • Tengiwer inscription of Sargon II(Kamyaran) • Garus ancient city • Ahmadzadeh house • House of Kurds (Asef's house) • Khosroabad building • Karaftu • Ziwiyeh • Grand mosque of Sanandaj(Dar-al ehsan) • Avihang mosque • Domenareh mosque (Double Minaret mosuqe),Saqqez • Historic Quran of Negel • Sanandaj museum of natural history • Sanandaj museum • Hajij | ||||||||||||||||||||
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