GORGĀN i. Geography
the ancient Hyrcania, an important Persian province at the southeast corner of the Caspian sea.
GORGĀN, the ancient Hyrcania, an important Persian province at the southeast corner of the Caspian sea.
i. Geography
In June 1997, the eastern part of the Māzandarān Province, consisting of the two sub-provinces of Gorgān and Gonbad-e Kāvus/Qābus (formerly called Dašt-e Gorgān) were brought together to form a new province for which the name Golestān (lit. “rose garden,” the name of a popular natural park in Minu-dašt sub-province) was chosen. The new province of Golestān (
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Cite this article
Ḥabib-Allāh Zanjāni, “GORGĀN i. Geography,” Encyclopaedia Iranica, XI/2, pp. 139-142, available online at http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/gorgan-i (accessed on 30 December 2012).