Aliabad-e Katul ( fa, علیآباد كتول, also
Romanize
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d as ‘Alīābād-e Katūl, Aliabad-e Katool, and Aliâbâd Katool; also known simply as Aliabad ( fa, علیآباد, also Romanized as ‘Alīābād) is a city and capital of
Aliabad County, in
Golestan Province,
Iran
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. At the 2006 census its population was 46,183, in 11,676 families.
The city is sited on a hillside of the
Alborz
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Mountains between
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 ...
and
Azad Shahr. The
Kaboud-val waterfall is near the city. Nearby are the villages of Kholin Darreh, Chinou, Alestan, and Mayan.
The people of Aliabad speak a dialect of Mazanderani language called Katoli.
References
Populated places in Aliabad County
Cities in Golestan Province
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