Golestan province
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Golestan Province is one of the Mazani provinces of Iran. Its capital is Gorgan. It is to the south of the Caspian Sea.
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گٚلستان بلارع | |
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 Location of Golestan Province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 36°50′21″N 54°26′40″E / 36.8393°N 54.4444°ECoordinates: 36°50′21″N 54°26′40″E / 36.8393°N 54.4444°E | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Region | Region 1[1] |
| Capital | Gorgan |
| Counties | 14 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20,367 km2 (7,864 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 1,868,819 |
| • Density | 91.7572/km2 (237.650/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+04:30 (IRST) |
| Main language(s) | Persian
Mazandarani Turkmen |
| HDI (2017) | 0.778[3] high · 20th |
Golestan Province Media
Map of the Abbasid Caliphate showing Gorgan province, forerunner to modern-day Golestan province
Linguistic Map of Golestan province
- Golestan
References
- ↑ استانهای کشور به ۵ منطقه تقسیم شدند. hamshahrionline.ir. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ↑ [1][dead link] Iranian Statistical Yearbook 1385
- ↑ Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab (in en). hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
