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Central District (Gorgan County)
The Central District of Gorgan County ( fa, بخش مرکزی شهرستان گرگان) is a district (bakhsh) in Gorgan County, Golestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 345,813, in 92,929 families. The District has two cities: Gorgan Gorgan ( fa, گرگان ; also romanized as ''Gorgān'', ''Gurgān'', and ''Gurgan''), formerly Esterabad ( ; also romanized as ''Astarābād'', ''Asterabad'', and ''Esterābād''), is the capital city of Golestan Province, Iran. It lies appro ... & Jelin-e Olya. The District has three rural districts (''dehestans''): Anjirabad Rural District, Estarabad-e Jonubi Rural District, and Roshanabad Rural District. References Districts of Golestan Province Gorgan County {{Gorgan-geo-stub ...
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Bakhsh
A ( fa, بخش, also romanized as ) is a third-level administrative division Administrative division, administrative unit,Article 3(1). country subdivision, administrative region, subnational entity, constituent state, as well as many similar terms, are generic names for geographical areas into which a particular, ind ... of Iran. While sometimes translated as "county," it is more accurately translated as "district," similar to a township in the United States or a district of England. In Iran, the provinces (first-level divisions) (استان, ''ostān'') consist of several counties (second-level divisions) (شهرستان, ''shahrestān''), and the counties consist of one or more districts (third-level divisions) (بخش, ''bakhsh''). A district consists of a combination of cities (شهر ''shahr'') and rural districts (دهستان, ''dehestān'') (fourth-level divisions). The official governor of a district is called a ''bakhshdar'', the head of the ''bakhshda ...
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Gorgan County
Gorgan County ( fa, شهرستان گرگان) is located in Golestan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Gorgan Gorgan ( fa, گرگان ; also romanized as ''Gorgān'', ''Gurgān'', and ''Gurgan''), formerly Esterabad ( ; also romanized as ''Astarābād'', ''Asterabad'', and ''Esterābād''), is the capital city of Golestan Province, Iran. It lies appro .... At the 2006 census, the county's population was 393,887, in 105,120 households. Retrieved 8 November 2022The following census in 2011 counted 462,455 people, in 135,112 households. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 480,541, in 150,649 households. Administrative divisions References Counties of Golestan Province {{Golestan-geo-stub ...
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Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmenistan to the north, by Afghanistan and Pakistan to the east, and by the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south. It covers an area of , making it the 17th-largest country. Iran has a population of 86 million, making it the 17th-most populous country in the world, and the second-largest in the Middle East. Its largest cities, in descending order, are the capital Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, Karaj, Shiraz, and Tabriz. The country is home to one of the world's oldest civilizations, beginning with the formation of the Elamite kingdoms in the fourth millennium BC. It was first unified by the Medes, an ancient Iranian people, in the seventh century BC, and reached its territorial height in the sixth century BC, when Cyrus the Gr ...
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Gorgan
Gorgan ( fa, گرگان ; also romanized as ''Gorgān'', ''Gurgān'', and ''Gurgan''), formerly Esterabad ( ; also romanized as ''Astarābād'', ''Asterabad'', and ''Esterābād''), is the capital city of Golestan Province, Iran. It lies approximately to the north east of Tehran, some away from the Caspian Sea. In the 2006 census; its population was 269,226, in 73,702 families. History There are several archaeological sites near Gorgan, including Tureng Tepe and Shah Tepe, in which there are remains dating from the Neolithic and Chalcolithic eras. Some other important Neolithic sites in the area are Yarim Tepe, and Sange Chaxmaq. Also, the nearby Shahroud Plain has many such sites. The number of confirmed Neolithic sites on the Gorgan Plain now totals more than fifty. According to the Greek historian Arrian, Zadracarta was the largest city of Hyrcania and site of the "royal palace". The term means "the yellow city", and it was given to it from the great number of orang ...
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Jelin-e Olya
Jelin-e Olya ( fa, جلين عليا, also Romanized as Jelīn-e ‘Olyā; also known as Jelīn and Jelīn-e Bālā) is a city in Estarabad-e Jonubi Rural District, in the Central District of Gorgan County, Golestan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkm .... At the 2006 census, its population was 7,071, in 1,827 families. References Populated places in Gorgan County Cities in Golestan Province {{Gorgan-geo-stub ...
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Rural Districts Of Iran
Dehestan ( fa, دهستان, lit=rural district, also Romanized as "dehestān") is a type of administrative division of Iran. It is above the village and under the bakhsh A ( fa, بخش, also romanized as ) is a third-level administrative division Administrative division, administrative unit,Article 3(1). country subdivision, administrative region, subnational entity, constituent state, as well as ma .... , there were 2,400 dehestans in Iran. References Subdivisions of Iran Types of administrative division {{Iran-gov-stub ...
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Anjirabad Rural District
Anjirabad Rural District ( fa, دهستان انجيرآب) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in the Central District of Gorgan County, Golestan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkm .... At the 2006 census, its population was 22,305, in 5,561 families. The rural district has 16 villages. References Rural Districts of Golestan Province Gorgan County {{Gorgan-geo-stub ...
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Estarabad-e Jonubi Rural District
Estarabad-e Jonubi Rural District ( fa, دهستان استرآبادجنوبي) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in the Central District of Gorgan County, Golestan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkm .... At the 2006 census, its population was 29,216, in 7,326 families. The rural district has 22 villages. References Rural Districts of Golestan Province Gorgan County {{Gorgan-geo-stub ...
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Roshanabad Rural District
Roshanabad Rural District ( fa, دهستان روشن آباد) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in the Central District of Gorgan County, Golestan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 25,066, in 6,340 families. The rural district has 24 villages. References Rural Districts of Golestan Province Gorgan County {{Gorgan-geo-stub ...
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Districts Of Golestan Province
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions of municipalities, school district, or political district. By country/region Afghanistan In Afghanistan, a district ( Persian ps, ولسوالۍ ) is a subdivision of a province. There are almost 400 districts in the country. Australia Electoral districts are used in state elections. Districts were also used in several states as cadastral units for land titles. Some were used as squatting districts. New South Wales had several different types of districts used in the 21st century. Austria In Austria, the word is used with different meanings in three different contexts: * Some of the tasks of the administrative branch of the national and regional governments are fulfilled by the 95 district administrative offices (). The area a dis ...
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