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Sangan (Persian: سنگان)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Sangan District in Khaf County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.[5] It also serves as the administrative center for Pain Khaf Rural District.[6]

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Sangan
Persian: سنگان
City
Sangan, Razavi Khorasan
Sangan, Razavi Khorasan
Sangan is located in Iran
Sangan
Sangan
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 34°23′46″N 60°15′26″E[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyKhaf
DistrictSangan
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
12,443
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 8,718 in 1,952 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 9,500 people in 2,325 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 12,443 people in 3,117 households.[3]

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. Annually, Sangan typically receives about 44.0 millimeters of precipitation and has 78.16 rainy days.[9]

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Notes

  1. Also romanized as Sangān; also known as Sangān Pā’īn, Sangān-e Pā’īn, Sangūn-e Pā’īn, and Sangūn-i-Pāīn[4]

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