Quchan

Quchan (Persian: قوچان‎‎ Qučān  pronounced [quˈtʃɑːn, ɢoˈtʃɒːn]; also Romanized as Qūchān and Quçan; also known as Gochan) is a city in and capital of Quchan County, in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. It is located due south of the border city of Ashgabat. At the 2006 census, its population was 96,953, in 25,066 families.

Population

In a 2006 census, Quchan's population was 96,953 consisting of mostly Kurds Persians, and Turks .

Geography

Quchan is in the north-east of Iran in Razavi Khorasan Province at an elevation of 1,149 meters above sea level north of the Shah Jahan Mountains. It is located south of the border with Turkmenistan. Quchan is connected by road to Mashhad, 125 km southeast and Turkmenistan, 100 km north.

Quchan has suffered from many earthquakes, and the town was relocated about 10 km east of the original town in 1895 following its destruction in another earthquake.

Economy

Grains and wine are among the district's produce.

college and university in quchan

Quchan University of Advanced Technologies Engineering
Islamic azad university-quchan branch