OldName : Gorgan
Gonbad-e Qabus County (Persian: شهرستان گنبد کاووس) is a county in
Golestan Province in
Iran. Formerly called
Gorgan or jorjan, because of the ruins of the historical city called
Gorgan, the capital of "Ziyarid dynasty", in its south west corner.
Before that it was called "Hyrcania". The capital of the county is Gonbad-e
...see more Qabus. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 283,331, in 63,482 families.
The county consists of two districts: Dashli Borun District and Central District. The county has two cities: Incheh Borun and Gonbad-e Qabus. Current city is founded by the order of Reza Pahlavi, by German engineers and architectures, based on urban designing standards.
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