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Gorgan (Persian: گرگان; [ɡoɾˈɡɒːn] ⓘ) [a] is a city in the Central District of Gorgan County, Golestan province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, [6] and the district. [7] It lies approximately 400 km (250 mi) to the northeast of the national capital Tehran, and some 30 km (19 mi) away from the Caspian Sea.
The Great Wall of Gorgan is a Sasanian-era defense system located near modern Gorgan in the Golestān Province of northeastern Iran, at the southeastern corner of the Caspian Sea. The western, Caspian Sea, end of the wall is near the remains of the fort at: 37.13981°N 54.1788733°E; the eastern end of the wall, near the town of Pishkamar, is ...
Map of the Abbasid Caliphate showing Gorgan province, forerunner to modern-day Golestan province. Human settlements in this area date back to 10,000 BC. Evidence of the ancient city of Jorjan can still be seen near the current city of Gonbad-e Kavus. It was an important city of Persia located on the Silk Road.
Map of neighboring countries of the Caspian Sea (1742) ... Gorgan County Population Administrative Divisions 2006 [6] 2011 [7] 2016 [2] Central District: 345,813: ...
The Gorgan Plain, or Dasht-e Gorgan (Persian: دشت گرگان), is situated in northeastern Iran in Golestan Province. It extends from the lower slopes of the Alborz and Kopet Dag mountain ranges to the steppes of Turkmenistan. The River Gorgan flows through the plain from east to west, emptying into the Caspian Sea. [1]
The Gulf of Gorgan ( Persian: خلیج گرگان ), also known as Gorgan Bay, is the largest gulf in the Caspian Sea. [2] It is located at the south-eastern shore of the Caspian Sea near the cities of Behshahr, Gorgan and Sari in Iran and is separated from the main water body by the Miankaleh peninsula and extends until the Ashuradeh peninsula.
Gonbad-e Kavus (Persian: گنبد کاووس) [a] is a city in the Central District of Gonbad-e Kavus County, Golestan Province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. [3] The modern name, meaning "the tower of Kavus", is a reference to the most imposing ancient monument in the city. The historic name cannot now be ...
Map of the Great Wall of Gorgan Ruins of the Great Wall of Gorgan. The Great Wall of Gorgan (or simply the Gorgan Wall) was located in north of the Gorgan River in Hyrcania, at a geographic narrowing between the Caspian Sea and the mountains of northeastern Persia. It is widely attributed to Khosrow I, though it may date back to the Parthian ...