Gorgan County
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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.
Counties of Iran
The provinces of Iran further subdivided into counties called shahrestan , an area inside an ostan, and consists of a city centre, few bakhsh and many villages around them. There are usually a few cities and rural agglomerations in each county. Rural agglomerations are a collection of a number...
in 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....
in 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...
. The capital of the county is 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:...
. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 393,887, in 105,120 families. The county has two districts: Central District
Central District (Gorgan County)
The Central District of Gorgan County is a district 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....
and Baharan District
Baharan District
Baharan District is a district in Gorgan County, Golestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 48,074, in 12,191 families. The District has one city: Sarkhon Kalateh....
. The county has two cities: 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:...
and Sarkhon Kalateh.