Neqab (Persian: نقاب, also Romanized as Neqāb)[3] is a city in the Central District of Joveyn County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] It is also the administrative center for Bala Joveyn Rural District.[5]
Neqab
Persian: نقاب | |
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City | |
Neqab | |
Coordinates: 36°42′26″N 57°25′10″E / 36.70722°N 57.41944°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Razavi Khorasan |
County | Joveyn |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 14,783 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Neqab at GEOnet Names Server |
At the 2006 census, its population was 12,022 in 3,087 households, when it was in the former Joveyn District of Sabzevar County).[6] The following census in 2011 counted 13,614 people in 3,792 households,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Joveyn County, with Neqab as its capital.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 14,783 people in 4,443 households.[2]