Golestan Province
province of Iran
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Summary
Golestan Province is a province of Iran[1]. It draws 932 Wikipedia views per month (province of iran category, ranking #15 of 32).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Iran[3]
- Country: Iran[4]
- Capital: Gorgan[5]
- Official language: Persian[6]
- Shares border with: Mazandaran Province[7], North Khorasan Province[8], Semnan Province[9], Balkan Province[10]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Bandar-e Gaz County[11], Torkaman County[12], Aliabad County[13], Kordkuy County[14], Gorgan County[15], Gonbad-e Kavus County[16], Minudasht County[17], Aqqala County[18], Kalaleh County[19], Azadshahr County[20], Ramian County[21], Maraveh Tappeh County[22], Gomishan County[23], Galikash County[24]
- Commons category: Golestan Province[25]
- Located in time zone: UTC+03:30[26]
- Inception: 1997[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Golestan province[28]
- Population: 1,868,819[29], 1,777,014[30], 1,617,087[31]
- Unemployment rate: 12.4 percent[32]
- Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[33]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Golestan Province[34]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Golestan Province[35]
- Native label: Gülistan Welaýaty[36], گلستون اوستان[37], استان گلستان[38]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Golestan province[39]
- Different from: Gulistan District[40]
- Area: 20,367 km²[41]
- Language used: Kurmanji[42], Turkmen[43], Mazanderani[44], Persian[45], Sistani dialect[46], Balochi[47], Azerbaijani[48], Kazakh[49]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Golestan Province[50]
- Economy of topic: economy of Golestan Province[51]
Why It Matters
Golestan Province has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]