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Quchan

For the administrative divisions of Razavi Khorasan province, see Quchan County, Quchan Atiq District, and Quchan Atiq Rural District. For the village in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, see Quchan.

Quchan
Persian: قوچان
City
Quchan is located in Iran
Quchan
Quchan
Coordinates: 37°06′22″N 58°30′34″E / 37.10611°N 58.50944°E / 37.10611; 58.50944[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyQuchan
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total101,604
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Quchan at GEOnet Names Server

Quchan (Persian: قوچان; pronounced [quˈtʃɑːn, ɢoˈtʃɒːn])[a] is a city in the Central District of Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] It is approximately 97 km south of the border city of Ashgabat, capital city of neighboring Turkmenistan.

At the 2006 census, its population was 96,953 in 25,066 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 103,760 people in 29,438 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 101,604 people in 30,099 households.[2]

The city of Quchan has been considered in the past due to its historical location, including having 140 historical monuments and having 32 monuments registered in the list of national monuments and 20 attractive tourist areas. Nader Shah was assassinated on 20 June 1747, at Quchan in Khorasan.

This city has trained famous scholars, mystics, thinkers, poets and heroes. Heroes such as Jafar Gholi Zangli and Noei khaboushani and Ahmad Vafadar[7] who technically struck the heroes Abbas Zandi[8] and Gholamreza Takhti[9] and won the wrestling armband for three consecutive national championships.

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (6 May 2023). "Quchan, Quchan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Quchan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3080451" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Former Iranian Wrestling Champion Dies at 69". Tehran Times. 12 November 2003. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Freestyle wrestling - Abbas Zandi (Iran)". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  9. ^ Iran, National Museum of Sport, Olympic and Paralympic Republic of. "World Champion Gholamreza Takhti". National Museum of Sport, Olympic and Paralympic Republic of Iran. Retrieved 9 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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