Joghatai ( fa, جغتائ, also
Romanize
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d as Joghatāy and Jaghatāi) is a city and capital of
Joghatai County
Joghatai County ( fa, شهرستان جغتای) is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Joghatai. At the 2006 census, the county's population (as Joghatai District of Sabzevar County
Sabzevar Count ...
, in
Razavi Khorasan Province,
Iran
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. It is named after
Chagatai Khan
Chagatai Khan ( Mongolian: ''; Čaɣatay''; mn, Цагадай, translit=Tsagadai; chg, , ''Čaġatāy''; ug, چاغاتاي خان, ''Chaghatay-Xan''; zh, 察合台, ''Chágětái''; fa, , ''Joghatây''; 22 December 1183 – 1 July 1242) ...
, second son of
Genghis Khan
''Chinggis Khaan'' ͡ʃʰiŋɡɪs xaːŋbr />Mongol script: ''Chinggis Qa(gh)an/ Chinggis Khagan''
, birth_name = Temüjin
, successor = Tolui (as regent)Ögedei Khan
, spouse =
, issue =
, house = Borjigin
, ...
. At the 2006 census, its population was 6,027, in 1,636 families.
References
Populated places in Joghatai County
Cities in Razavi Khorasan Province
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