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Bozan, Iraq

Bozan
بوزان
Bozan village.jpg
Bozan is located in Iraq
Bozan
Bozan
Coordinates: 36°44′15″N 43°7′45″E / 36.73750°N 43.12917°E / 36.73750; 43.12917Coordinates: 36°44′15″N 43°7′45″E / 36.73750°N 43.12917°E / 36.73750; 43.12917
Country  Iraq
Governorate Ninawa
District Tel Keppe District
Time zone GMT +3
 • Summer (DST) GMT +4 (UTC)

Bozan ( Arabic: بوزان‎‎), also written Buzan or Bawzan, is a town northern Iraq. It is located in Ninawa Governorate, 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) East of Alqosh 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Mosul.

Bozan has a mainly Yezidi population. Previously it was an Assyrian town.

The vulnerable wild goat (Capra aegagrus) lives in nearby Buzan Mountain.



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