Khaf, Iran

Khaf
Persian: خواف
City
Khaf is located in Iran
Khaf
Khaf
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 34°34′16″N 60°08′38″E / 34.57111°N 60.14389°E / 34.57111; 60.14389
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyKhaf
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
33,189
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Khaf, Iran at GEOnet Names Server

Khaf (Persian: خواف), also as Khwaf, is a city in the Central District of Khaf County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is on the Mashhad-Herat railway, currently under construction.[needs update]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 21,160 in 4,924 households. The following census in 2011 counted 28,444 people in 7,094 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 33,189 people in 8,999 households.

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Also romanized as Khāf and Khvāf; also known as Qaşabeh-ye Rūd, Rūd, Rūi Khāf, and Rūy

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (1 November 2024). "Moallem Square, Valiasr Community, Khaf, دهستان میان خواف, بخش مرکزی شهرستان خواف [Miyan Khaf Rural District, Central District of Khaf County], Khaf County, Razavi Khorasan, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "H4CV+CHR Khaf, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  3. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ↑ Khaf, Iran at GEOnet Names Server
  5. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369.6.21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوی استان خراسان به مرکزیت شهر مشهد [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. 84902ت125ک [84902T125K]. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  6. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Razavi Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.