Gonbad-e Kavus

For the administrative division of Golestan Province, see Gonbad-e Kavus County. For the 11th-century monument, see Gonbad-e Qabus.

Gonbad-e Kavus
Persian: گنبد کاووس
City
The historical tower of Gonbad-e Qabus
The historical tower of Gonbad-e Qabus
Gonbad-e Kavus is located in Iran
Gonbad-e Kavus
Gonbad-e Kavus
Coordinates: 37°14′37″N 55°09′57″E / 37.24361°N 55.16583°E / 37.24361; 55.16583[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceGolestan
CountyGonbad-e Kavus
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total151,910
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Websitegonbadcity.ir
Gonbad-e Kavus at GEOnet Names Server

Gonbad-e Kavus (Persian: گنبد کاووس)[a] is a city in the Central District of Gonbad-e Kavus County, Golestan Province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[3]

The modern name, meaning "the tower of Kavus", is a reference to the most imposing ancient monument in the city. The historic name cannot now be restored, because it was assigned to the neighboring historical city of Astarabad in the 1930s by the Iranian government. At one point, it was even known as the city of Dasht-e Gorgan,[4] meaning "the Plains of Gorgan".

In the historical times, the city's populations were made up of various Iranic peoples such as the ancient and eponymous Hyrcanians, Parthians and eventually the Khurasani Persians.[citation needed] Today, however, the population is a mix of Turkmens, Iranian Azerbaijanis,[5] Sistanis, Baluch, Semnanis, and Khorasanis.[6]

The city is famous for its historic brick tower of the same name. The city has an ethnically diverse population and the biggest ethnic group is Persians followed by Iranian Azeris and Turkmens. The Persians and Iranian Azeris tend to mainly follow Shia Islam while the Turkmens are mostly Sunni Muslim.

Linguistic Map of Golestan province
  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (17 October 2024). "Gonbad-e Kavus, Gonbad-e Kavus County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2016 Golestan Province was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Mazandaran province, centered in Sari city. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Subject Letter 3233.1.5.53; Notification 83346/T144K. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
  4. ^ Gonbad-e Kavus can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3064799" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  5. ^ Golestannma
  6. ^ "شهرداری گنبد کاووس". gonbadcity.ir. Archived from the original on 1 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2013.


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