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Bozan بوزان |
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| Coordinates: 36°44′15″N 43°7′45″E / 36.73750°N 43.12917°ECoordinates: 36°44′15″N 43°7′45″E / 36.73750°N 43.12917°E | |
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| 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.