Gorgan
Gorgan (Persie: گرگان, Romanisit as Gorgān an Gūrgān an aw; Caspian: Vergen; umwhile, Astarabad (Persie: اَستِر آباد, Romansit as Asterābād an aw),[1] is the caipital o Golestan Province, Iran. It lees approximately 400 km (250 mi) tae the north east o Tehran, some 30 km (19 mi) awa frae the Caspian Sea. At the 2006 census, its population wis 269,226, in 73,702 faimilies.[2]
Gorgan گرگان | |
|---|---|
  Gorgan | |
| Coordinates: 36°50′19″N 54°26′05″E / 36.83861°N 54.43472°E | |
| Kintra |  Iran |
| Province | Golestan |
| Coonty | Gorgan |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Govrenment | |
| • Govrenor o Gorgan | Jaafar Gorzin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1700 km2 (656 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1350 m (4,430 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 269,226 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IDST) |
| Gorgan at GEOnet Names Server | |
Some 150 km (93 mi) east o Gorgan is the Golestan Naitional Pairk. The ceety haes a regional airport an several universities. Gorgan Airport wis opened in September 2005.
Etymologie eedit
The ceety wis namit Hyrcanie, Hyrcani or Hyrcana in auncient Greek records, which comes frae Pahlavi Varkâna -- "Laund o the Wouves". Although modren Gorgan is anerlie a ceety an coonty (sharin the same name), auncient Hyrcania wis the name o a greater region on the soothren shores o the Caspian Sea (encompassin aw o the present day Golestan province, as well as some eastren pairts o the Mazandaran province, an some soothren pairts o the present day Republic o Turkmenistan). In modren times an till 1937 the ceety uised tae be kent as Astarabad. Nou it is hame tae a profeesional fitbaa team, Etka FC.
References eedit
- ↑ Gorgan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3064853" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ↑ "Census o the Islamic Republic o Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic o Iran. Archived frae the original (Excel) on 16 November 2010.
Freemit airtins eedit
- Gorgan Homepage Archived 2013-01-13 at Archive.today by Tirdad Gorgani
- A Gorgani folk-song sung by Shusha Guppy in the 1970s: Lullaby.