Kordkuy

Kordkuy

کردکوی
Kordkuy کردکوی
City
	Kordkuy Location in Iran
	Coordinates: 36°47′35″N 54°06′44″E / 36.79306°N 54.11222°E
Country	Iran
Province	Golestan
County	Kordkuy
Bakhsh	Central
Population (2016 Census)
• Total	39,881
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IDST)
	Kordkuy at GEOnet Names Server

Kordkuy (Persian: كرد كوی; also Romanized as Kord Kūy, Kord Kū, and Kurd Kūi)^[1] is a city 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 neighborhood of Kurds)(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. The people of Kordkoy speak the language of Mazanderani.^[3] The word Kurd in Mazanderani language means shepherd. The natives of Kordkoy city call their city Kard Male (kard mahalleh).

References

^ 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".
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
^ Borjian, Habib (2004). "Māzandarān: Language and People". Iran & the Caucasus. 8 (2). Brill: 295. doi:10.1163/1573384043076045. JSTOR 4030997.

External links

The city of Kordkuy in the Golestan Province (video), PressTV, 25 July 2010 (4 min 26 sec).

[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)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.

[3] Borjian, Habib (2004). "Māzandarān: Language and People". Iran & the Caucasus. 8 (2). Brill: 295. doi:10.1163/1573384043076045. JSTOR 4030997.

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