It is located in the Tel Kaif District in the Nineveh Plains and mostly inhabited by Yazidis.

[3] In the village, it is claimed that there are 360 Yazidi religious monuments, for which it is known as "Little Lalish" (Kurdish: Lalişa Piçuk).

[2] A monastery is known to have existed at the village,[5] which is believed to have remained mostly Christian until the thirteenth or fourteenth centuries.

[4][7] Most of Bozan's population of 6000 people fled to Zakho at the approach of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) offensive in August 2014, whilst a number of locals remained to defend the village.

[3][4] However, the ISIL fighters did not reach the village and its population began to return a month later.