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Gorgan
Gorgan is the capital of the Golestan Province, Iran. It is approximately 400 km from Tehran. It had an estimated population of 241,177 in 2005.
The city was known as Hyrcania, Hyrcani or Hyrcana in ancient Greek records, which comes from Old Persian Varkâna -- "Land of the Wolf". Although modern Gorgan is only a city and county (sharing the same name), ancient Hyrcania was the name of a region on the southern shores of the Caspian Sea (encompassing present day Golestan, Mazandaran, Gilan and parts of Turkmenistan). In modern times the city used to be known as Astarabad as of 1937.
Some 150km east of Gorgan is the famous Golestan National Park. The city has a regional airport and several universities.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorgan
Gorgan is the capital of the Golestan Province, Iran. It is approximately 400 km from Tehran. It had an estimated population of 241,177 in 2005.
The city was known as Hyrcania, Hyrcani or Hyrcana in ancient Greek records, which comes from Old Persian Varkâna -- "Land of the Wolf". Although modern Gorgan is only a city and county (sharing the same name), ancient Hyrcania was the name of a region on the southern shores of the Caspian Sea (encompassing present day Golestan, Mazandaran, Gilan and parts of Turkmenistan). In modern times the city used to be known as Astarabad as of 1937.
Some 150km east of Gorgan is the famous Golestan National Park. The city has a regional airport and several...
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