Kordkuy ( fa, كرد كوی; also

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d as Kord Kūy, Kord Kū, and Kurd Kūi) is a city and capital of

Kordkuy County Kordkuy County ( fa, شهرستان کردکوی) is in 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 t ...

, in Golestan Province,

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. At the 2006 census, its population was 28,991, in 7,611 families. Kordkuy (means The neighborhood of Kurds)(former Tamiše ) is located on the west part of the Golestân province. It is connected to Bandar from the north and the west to Bandare Gaz the east to Gorgân and from the south to Dâmâqân of Semnân province. Its south parts are closed with the heights of Alborz (Elbruz) mountains. Kordkuy was a part of Gorgân until 1979 when it gained town status. The former name of Kordkuy was "Tamiše" which was also attributed to the western part of Gorgân. Kordkuy's most harvests are husked rice, wheat, cotton and soya. The people of Kordkoy speak the language of Mazanderani. The word Kerd in Mazanderani language means shepherd. The natives of Kordkoy city call their city Kard Male (kard mahalleh).

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{{Kordkuy County Populated places in Kordkuy County Cities in Golestan Province