Gorgan
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About Gorgan
Gorgan is a city in the Central District of Gorgan County, Golestan province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. It lies approximately 400 km (250 mi) to the northeast of the national capital Tehran, and some 30 km (19 mi) away from the Caspian Sea.
There are several archaeological sites near Gorgan, including Tureng Tepe and Shah Tepe, in which remains dating from the Neolithic and Chalcolithic eras. Some other important Neolithic sites in the area are Yarim Tepe, and Sange Chaxmaq. The nearby Shahroud Plain has many such sites. More than 50 are on the Gorgan Plain.
According to the Greek historian Arrian, Zadracarta was the largest city of Hyrcania and the site of the "royal palace". The term means "the yellow city", and it was given to it from the great number of oranges, lemons, and other fruit trees which grew in the outskirts of that city.
Hyrcania became part of the Achaemenid Empire during the reign of Cyrus the Great (559–530 BC), its founder, or his successor Cambyses (530-522 BC).
The Great Wall of Gorgan, the second biggest defensive wall in the world, was built in the Parthian and Sasanian...
Gorgan travel guide
Getting there
By plane 1 Gorgan Airport (GBT IATA). ATA Airlines Baghdad, Tehran-Mehrabad; Iran Air Mashhad, Tehran-Mehrabad Zahedan, Jeddah; Iran Aseman Airlines Mashhad, Tehran-Mehrabad, Zahedan; Kish Air Kish Island; Qeshm Air Bandar Abbas Tehran-Mehrabad, Zahedan; Zagros Airlines charter from Baghdad. Kish airlines: Aktau (updated Dec 2019)
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Natural attractions Alangdarreh Forest Park, is especially beautiful at autumn. The trees of this forest are unique to the Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests. Nahar-Khoran Ziarat Village Ziarat Waterfall Hezarpich Hill Ghorogh Forest Park Tuskestan Forest Shast-Kola Forest
Historical attractions Emadiyeh School Great Mosque of Gorgan (Masjed Jame') Great Wall of Gorgan, is a series of ancient defensive fortifications dating back to the Sassanian era, built to protect the empire from the nomadic peoples of north. It is surpassed only by the Great Wall of China as the longest defensive wall in existence. Qajar era underground bathroom at Sorkhankalateh Amir-latifi Historical House Bagheriha Comples Ghal'eh Khandan Hill Tureng Tappeh, an archaeological hill and a village Unnamed caravansaries and houses
Shrines Emamzadeh Abdollah Ismail Shrine at Sorkhankalateh Shrine of Seyyed Ebrahim, Bibi Hoor, and Bibi Noor
Museums Archaeological Museum of Gorgan Gorgan Palace Museum, originally the palace of Farah Pahlavi Gorgan Craft Museum
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Gorgan has a world-famous carpet and rug industry, made by Turkmen. The patterns of these carpets are derived from the ancient Persian city of Bukhara. Jajim carpets are also crafted in this province.
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.