Bulqan

Bulqan
Municipality
Bulqan
Coordinates: 39°10′53″N 45°22′58″E / 39.18139°N 45.38278°E / 39.18139; 45.38278
Country Azerbaijan
Autonomous republicNakhchivan
Population
 (2005)
  Total
1,150
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
Bulqan
Simplified Chinese布尔干
Transcriptions

Bulqan (also, Bulgan and Bulghan) is a village and municipality in the Nakhchivan city of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan. It is located 5 km in the south from the city center, on the bank of the Araz River. Its population is busy with grain-growing, vegetable-growing, animal husbandry, fruit-growing and horticulture. It has a population of 1,150. A 12th to 19th century necropolis, now mostly submerged, is registered with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.