Bookan is located between Maindoab and Saghez cities beside Sminineh Rood river. This township is on demarcation line of two province of W-Azarbaijan and kordestan. The name of this city is a combination of two kordish world of " BooK " meaning " Bride " and " an " which is plural mark i.e. " Brides ". It is narrated that bookman, due to its crossroad situation, was passed by different group of villager during wedding ceremonies and they used to stop here for sometimes to sing and dance around a pool which exists now is a worth seeing place of the city.