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Sangan,_Razavi_Khorasan Latitude and Longitude:
34°23′58″N 60°15′21″E / 34.39944°N 60.25583°E / 34.39944; 60.25583
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For the administrative division, see Sangan District. For the village in Roshtkhar County, see Sangan. For other places with a similar name, see Sanjan.

Sangan
Persian: سنگان
City
Sangan, Razavi Khorasan
Sangan, Razavi Khorasan
Sangan is located in Iran
Sangan
Sangan
Coordinates: 34°23′58″N 60°15′21″E / 34.39944°N 60.25583°E / 34.39944; 60.25583 [1]
Country Iran
Province Razavi Khorasan
County Khaf
District Sangan
Population
 (2016) [2]
 • Total12,443
Time zone UTC+3:30 ( IRST)
Sangan, Razavi Khorasan at GEOnet Names Server

Sangan ( Persian: سنگان; also Romanized as Sangān; also known as Sangān-e Pā’īn, Sangān Pā’īn, Sangūn-e Pā’īn, and Sangūn-i-Pāīn) [3] is a city in, and the capital of, Sangan District of Khaf County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. [4] It also serves as the administrative center for Pain Khaf Rural District. [5]

At the 2006 census, its population was 8,718 in 1,952 households. [6] The following census in 2011 counted 9,500 people in 2,325 households. [7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 12,443 people in 3,117 households. [2]

Geography and climate

Sangan is at an elevation of 1146.01 meters (3759.88 feet) above sea level and has a Mid-latitude steppe climate. Sangan typically receives about 44.0 millimeters of precipitation and has 78.16 rainy days annually. [8]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (2 May 2023). "Sangan, Khaf County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Sangan, Razavi Khorasan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3082213" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  5. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein. "Creation and establishment of 20 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Torbat-e Heydarieh County under Khorasan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center. Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Sangan, Razavi Khorasan, IR Climate Zone, Monthly Averages, Historical Weather Data". tcktcktck.org. Retrieved 31 May 2022.


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