Central District (Gorgan County)
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The Central District of Gorgan County 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 one city: Gorgan
.
Bakhsh
A bakhsh is a type of administrative division of Iran. While sometimes translated as county, it is more accurately translated as district, as they are similar to a township in the United States or a district of England....
) in Gorgan County
Gorgan County
Gorgan County is a county in Golestan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Gorgan. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 393,887, in 105,120 families. The county has two districts: Central District and Baharan District. The county has two cities: Gorgan and Sarkhon Kalateh....
, Golestan Province
Golestan Province
Golestan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, located in the north-east of the country, south of the Caspian Sea. Its capital is Gorgan....
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. At the 2006 census, its population was 345,813, in 92,929 families. The District has one city: Gorgan
Gorgan
Gorgan Some east of Gorgan is the Golestan National Park. The city has a regional airport and several universities. Gorgan Airport was opened in September 2005.-Etymology:...
.