Gorgan

Summary

Gorgan is a city of Iran^[1]. Gorgan ranks in the top 2% of city_of_iran entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (142 views/month).^[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 local dialing code is recorded as 0171^[11].
• Gorgan's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.846666666666664, 'lon': 54.43}^[12].
• Gorgan's official website is recorded as https://gorgan.ir^[13].
• Gorgan's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gorgan^[14].
• Gorgan has a population of {'amount': '+329536'}^[15].
• Gorgan has a population of {'amount': '+350676'}^[16].
• Gorgan's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[17].
• Gorgan's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[18].
• Gorgan's capital of is recorded as Golestan Province^[19].
• Gorgan's capital of is recorded as Gorgan County^[20].
• Gorgan's capital of is recorded as Togha Temürids^[21].
• Gorgan's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fa', 'text': 'گرگان'}^[22].
• Gorgan's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Gorgan^[23].
• Gorgan's female population is recorded as {'amount': '+175879'}^[24].
• Gorgan's male population is recorded as {'amount': '+174797'}^[25].
• Gorgan's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fa', 'text': 'گرگان'}^[26].
• Gorgan's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'mzn', 'text': 'استرئوا'}^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Gorgan sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+148'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+329536'}^[15] and {'amount': '+350676'}^[16].

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^[29], a fortification^[30], in Iran^[31], founded in 0420^[32].

Why It Matters

Gorgan ranks in the top 2% of city_of_iran entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (142 views/month).^[2] Gorgan has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Gorgan is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Gorgan include Great Wall of Gorgan^[29], a fortification^[30], in Iran^[31], founded in 0420^[32].