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Bukan

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Bukan
بۆکان
city
Bukan
Bukan
Bukan is located in Iran
Bukan
Bukan
Coordinates: 36°31′16″N 46°12′32″E / 36.52111°N 46.20889°E / 36.52111; 46.20889
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyBukan
BakhshCentral
Population
 (2006)
 • Total149,340
 • Estimate 
(2012)
172.000
Time zoneUTC+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

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  1. "The GeoNames Search Page Has Moved". geonames.nga.mil. Archived from the original on 2017-03-18. Retrieved 2013-02-21.
  2. "پرتال جامع علوم انسانی -". Archived from the original on 2014-01-01. Retrieved 2013-02-21.