Golestan Province
Appearance
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Golestan Province (Persie: استان گلستان, Ostān-e Golestān ) is ane o the 31 provinces o Iran, locatit in the north-east o the kintra, sooth o the Caspian Sea. Its caipital is Gorgan.
Golestān wis split aff frae the Mazandaran Province in 1997. It haes a population o 1.6 million (2006) an an aurie o 20,380 km². The major tounships o the province are: Gorgan, Gonbad Kavoos, Bandar Torkaman, Bandar Gaz, Aliabad-e katul, Kord Kooy, Fenderesk an Minoo Dasht. Present-day Gorgan wis cried Esteraba or Astarabad till 1937.
Admeenistrative diveesions
[eedit | eedit soorce]Cairt | Abbreviation in cairt | Coonty (Shahrestan) |
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A | Aliabad-e Katul | |
Az | Azadshahr | |
BT | Bandar-e Torkaman | |
K | Kalaleh | |
G | Gorgan | |
Go | Gonbad Kavoos | |
Ko | Kordkooy | |
Ga | Galikesh | |
M | Minoodasht | |
R | Ramiyan | |
BG | Bandar-e Gaz | |
Ag | Agh Ghala |
Colleges an universities
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Gorgan University o Agricultural Sciences an Natural Resoorces (website Archived 2014-11-09 at the Wayback Machine)
- Golestan University o Medical Sciences Archived 2021-03-21 at the Wayback Machine
- Islamic Azad University o Azadshahr
- Islamic Azad University o Gorgan
- Islamic Azad University o Ali Abad katool Archived 2004-06-08 at the Wayback Machine
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]Freemit airtins
[eedit | eedit soorce]- The Provincial Cultural Heritage Organization Archived 2011-01-01 at the Wayback Machine