Sankhvast

Sankhvast
Persian: سنخواست
City
Sankhvast is located in Iran
Sankhvast
Sankhvast
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 37°06′01″N 56°51′13″E / 37.10028°N 56.85361°E / 37.10028; 56.85361
CountryIran
ProvinceNorth Khorasan
CountyJajrom
DistrictJolgeh Sankhvast
Established as a city2000
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
2,077
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Sankhvast at GEOnet Names Server

Sankhvast (Persian: سنخواست) is a city in, and the capital of, Jolgeh Sankhvast District in Jajrom County, North Khorasan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Chahardeh Sankhvast Rural District. The village of Sankhvast was converted to a city in 2000.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 2,009 in 590 households. The following census in 2011 counted 2,120 people in 677 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 2,077 people in 688 households.

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Also romanized as Sankhvāst; also known as Sanghas, Sangkhuast, Sankhāş, and Sankhāst

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (27 October 2024). "Sankhast, دهستان چهارده سنخواست, بخش جلگه سنخواست [Chahar Sankhvast Rural District, Jolgeh Sankhvast District], Jajrom County, North Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  2. 1 2 Habibi, Hassan (8 March 2000) [مصوب (Approved) 1378/12/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه در خصوص شناخته شدن يكصد روستاي مركز بخش به عنوان شهر [‌Approval letter regarding the recognition of 100 villages of the central district as cities]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. تصويب نامه شماره 5453 /ت21162هـ [Approval Letter Number 5453/T21162H]. Archived from the original on 14 October 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  3. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان شمالی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: North Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ↑ Sankhvast at GEOnet Names Server
  5. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (30 December 1998) [مصوب (Approved) 1377,10,09 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاح تصويبنامه موضوع ايجاد و تاسيس شهرستان جاجرم در استان خراسان [‌Amendment of the approval of the creation and establishment of Jajrom County in Khorasan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 14231/42/1/4. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  6. ↑ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (9 August 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/05/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 14 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان بجنورد تابع استان خراسان [‌Creation and formation of 14 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Bojnord County under Khorasan province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 11814.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  7. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان شمالی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: North Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان شمالی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: North Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.