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The River Gorgan flows through the plain from east to west, emptying into the Caspian Sea. [1] The provincial capital Gorgan lies to the south of the plain, which covers an area of about 170 square kilometres (66 sq mi) and is situated between 37°00' and 37°30' north latitude, and between 54°00' and 54°30' east longitude. [2]
The wide Dasht-e Gorgan (Plains of Gorgan) is located north of the city and geographically bounded by 37°00' - 37°30' north latitude and 54°00' - 54°30' east longitude, covering an area of about 170 square kilometres (66 sq mi). Some 150 km (93 mi) east of Gorgan is the Golestan National Park, home to a large portion of the fauna of Iran.
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 ...
Its capital is the city of Gorgan, [7] formerly called Esterabad until 1937. Golestan was split off from Mazandaran Province in 1997. The province was made a part of Region 1 upon the division of the provinces into 5 regions , solely for coordination and development purposes, on 22 June 2014. [ 1 ]
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 ...
Gorgan County. Coordinates: 36°47′N 54°30′E. Gorgan County. Persian: شهرستان گرگان. County. Location of Gorgan County in Golestan province (bottom, yellow) Location of Golestan province in Iran. Coordinates: 36°47′N 54°30′E / 36.783°N 54.500°E / 36.783; 54.500 [1] Country.
Qaleh Kharabeh ( Persian: قلعه خرابه, also Romanized as Qal‘eh Kharābeh) [1] is the archaeological site of a 5th-century fort in the Gorgan Plain, in Golestan Province in northeastern Iran. It lies one mile to the south of the Great Wall of Gorgan, which was a fortification built between the Caspian Sea and the Kopet Dag Mountains ...
Gorgons. The Gorgons (/ ˈɡɔːrɡənz / GOR-gənz; Ancient Greek: Γοργώνες), [2] in Greek mythology, are three monstrous sisters, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, said to be the daughters of Phorcys and Ceto. They lived near their sisters the Graeae, and were able to turn anyone who looked at them to stone. Euryale and Stheno were ...