Khenejin
Persian: خنجين | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 34°45′20″N 49°31′52″E / 34.75556°N 49.53111°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Markazi |
County | Farahan |
District | Khenejin |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 3,235 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Khenejin (Persian: خنجين)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Khenejin District of Farahan County, Markazi province, Iran.[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Khenejin Rural District.[5] The city is populated by Persians (though labelled as Tats) and Khalaji Turks.[6]
At the 2006 census, its population was 2,909 in 741 households, when it was a village in Khenejin Rural District of the Central District of Komijan County.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 2,745 people in 870 households,[8] by which time the rural district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Farahan County.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 3,235 people in 1,041 households,[2] when the village had been elevated to the status of a city.[9]