Joghatai (Persian: جغتای, also Romanized as Joghatāy and Jaghatāi)[3] is a city in the Central District of Joghatai County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] It is named after Chagatai Khan, second son of Genghis Khan.
Joghatai
جغتای | |
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City | |
Joghatai | |
Coordinates: 36°38′18″N 57°04′18″E / 36.63833°N 57.07167°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Razavi Khorasan |
County | Joghatai |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 9,268 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Joghatai at GEOnet Names Server |
At the 2006 census, its population was 6,027 in 1,636 households, when it was in the former Joghatai District of Sabzevar County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 8,212 people in 2,060 households,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Joghatai County, with Joghatai as its capital and only city.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 9,268 people in 2,630 households.[2]