Kordkuy

For the administrative subdivision, see Kordkuy County.
Kordkuy
کردکوی
city
Kordkuy

Location in Iran

Coordinates: 36°47′35″N 54°06′44″E / 36.79306°N 54.11222°E / 36.79306; 54.11222Coordinates: 36°47′35″N 54°06′44″E / 36.79306°N 54.11222°E / 36.79306; 54.11222
Country  Iran
Province Golestan
County Kordkuy
Bakhsh Central
Population (2006)
 • Total 28,991
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IDST (UTC+4:30)
Kordkuy at GEOnet Names Server

Kordkuy (Persian: كرد كوی‎‎; also Romanized as Kord Kūy, Kord Kū, and Kurd Kūi)[1] is a city in and capital of Kordkuy County, in Golestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 28,991, in 7,611 families.[2]

Kordkuy (means The Mountain of Kurd)(former Tamiše ) is located on the west part of the Golestân province. It is connected to Bandar from the north and the west to Bandare Gaz the east to Gorgân and from the south to Dâmâqân of Semnân province. Its south parts are closed with the heights of Alborz (Elbruz) mountains. Kordkuy was a part of Gorgân until 1979 when it gained town status. The former name of Kordkuy was "Tamiše" which was also attributed to the western part of Gorgân. Kordkuy's most harvests are husked rice, wheat, cotton and soya.

References

  1. ↑ Kordkuy can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3072083" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
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