Khvajehlar
Persian: خواجه لر | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 36°57′01″N 54°12′23″E / 36.95028°N 54.20639°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Golestan |
County | Torkaman |
District | Central |
Rural District | Faraghi |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 2,193 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Khvajehlar (Persian: خواجه لر, also Romanized as Khvājehlar and Khājehlar)[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Faraghi Rural District of the Central District of Torkaman County, Golestan province, Iran.[4]
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 1,848 in 366 households, when it was in Jafarbay-ye Sharqi Rural District of the former Gomishan District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 2,057 people in 486 households,[6] by which time the village had been transferred to the new Faraghi Rural District.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,193 people in 527 households. It was the largest village in its rural district.[2]