Gorgan

Summary

Gorgan is a city of Iran^[1]. Gorgan has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Gorgan is located in Central District^[3].
• Gorgan is in the country of Iran^[4].
• Gorgan's instance of is recorded as city of Iran^[5].
• Gorgan's instance of is recorded as big city^[6].
• Hyrcania is named after Gorgan^[7].
• Gorgan's twinned administrative body is recorded as Aktau^[8].
• Gorgan's twinned administrative body is recorded as Samsun^[9].
• Gorgan's Commons category is recorded as Gorgan^[10].
• Gorgan's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:30^[11].
• Gorgan's local dialing code is recorded as 0171^[12].
• Gorgan's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.846666666666664, 'lon': 54.43}^[13].
• Gorgan's official website is recorded as https://gorgan.ir^[14].
• Gorgan's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gorgan^[15].
• Gorgan has a population of {'amount': '+329536'}^[16].
• Gorgan has a population of {'amount': '+350676'}^[17].
• Gorgan's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[18].
• Gorgan's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[19].
• Gorgan's capital of is recorded as Golestan Province^[20].
• Gorgan's capital of is recorded as Gorgan County^[21].
• Gorgan's capital of is recorded as Togha Temürids^[22].
• Gorgan's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fa', 'text': 'گرگان'}^[23].
• Gorgan's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Gorgan^[24].
• Gorgan's female population is recorded as {'amount': '+175879'}^[25].
• Gorgan's male population is recorded as {'amount': '+174797'}^[26].
• Gorgan's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fa', 'text': 'گرگان'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Gorgan is in the country of Iran^[4]. Gorgan is located in Central District^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Gorgan covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+656'}^[28]. Gorgan sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+148'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+329536'}^[16] and {'amount': '+350676'}^[17].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Iran^[5] and big city^[6].

History and Context

Hyrcania is named after Gorgan^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Gorgan include Great Wall of Gorgan^[30], a fortification^[31], in Iran^[32], founded in 0420^[33].

Why It Matters

Gorgan has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Gorgan is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Gorgan include Great Wall of Gorgan^[30], a fortification^[31], in Iran^[32], founded in 0420^[33].