Khaf (Persian: خواف; also Romanized as Khvāf and Khāf; also known as Qaşabeh-ye Rūd, Rūd, Rūi Khāf, and Rūy)[3] is a city in the Central District of Khaf County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] It is on the Mashhad-Herat railway, currently under construction.[needs update]
Khaf Persian: خواف | |
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City | |
  Khaf | |
| Coordinates: 34°34′16″N 60°08′38″E / 34.57111°N 60.14389°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Razavi Khorasan |
| County | Khaf |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 33,189 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Khaf, Iran at GEOnet Names Server | |
At the 2006 census, its population was 21,160 in 4,924 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 28,444 people in 7,094 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 33,189 people in 8,999 households.[2]
