Sankhvast (Persian: سنخواست)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Jolgeh Sankhvast District of Jajrom County, North Khorasan province, Iran.[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Chahardeh Sankhvast Rural District.[5]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 2,009 in 590 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 2,120 people in 677 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 2,077 people in 688 households.[2]