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Bolqan (, also Romanized as Bolqān; also known as Bolgān) is a village in Varqeh Rural District, in the Central District of Charuymaq County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 97, in 21 families.

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دهستان ورقه
Region
استان آذربایجان شرقی
Country
ایران
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Bolqan (, also Romanized as Bolqān; also known as Bolgān) is a village in Varqeh Rural District, in the Central District of Charuymaq County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 97, in 21 families.

== Name == According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name "Bolqan" is derived from the Mongolian female given name Bulghan (or Bulaghan), which means "sable marten" and was borne by several historical Mongol princesses.

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