Kordkuy
Kordkuy
Persian: کردکوی | |
|---|---|
City | |
Kordkuy | |
| Coordinates: 36°47′31″N 54°06′48″E / 36.79194°N 54.11333°E[1][2] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Golestan |
| County | Kordkuy |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 39,881 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Kordkuy at GEOnet Names Server | |
Kordkuy (Persian: كرد كوی)[a] is a city in the Central District of Kordkuy County, Golestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[5] Kordkuy's most important harvests are husked rice, wheat, cotton, and soya.
History
In 1151 (A.H.), Nader Shah Afshar, after defeating the famous Ottoman general Topal Osman Pasha and conquering Baghdad, while passing through Uramanat in Kurdistan, south of Sanandaj, moved all the people of Paveh region, who were brave and warrior men, and at the same time, skilled shooters and gunpowder makers, towards Estarabad (Gorgan) to be both responsible for equipping his army and to establish a huge barrier against the Turkmens, who were raiding and looting Estarabad and its surroundings from time to time.
Nader shah placed the responsibility of the Paveh people on a person named Mirza Shafi Bey Paveh, and with the unity and cohesion of this clan, the Turkmens were defeated. After the suppression of the Turkmen by the Paveh people, Nader Shah did not allow them to return ( It is very likely that the elders of the Paveh people themselves did not want to return, because the lands that were given to them in Kurdkoy in exchange for their services were much more fertile and were better) and settled them in an area of Golestan that was later named Kurdkoi due to their Kurdish origin.
Kordkuy was a part of Gorgan until 1979 when it gained city status.
Demographics
Language
The natives of Kordkuy call their city Kard Male (or Kord Mahaleh) and speak Mazandarani.[6]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 28,991 in 7,611 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 38,246 people in 11,415 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 39,881 people in 12,971 households.[3]
Geography
Kordkuy, meaning "the neighborhood of Kurds" (formerly Tamiše), is located in the western part of Golestan province. It is connected to the Caspian Sea from the north and the west, to Bandar-e Gaz, the east to Gorgan, and from the south to Damghan of Semnan province. Its southern parts are enclosed with the heights of the Alborz (Elbruz) mountains.
See also
Notes
References
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (17 October 2024). "چهارراه انقلاب [Revolution Crossroads], Kord Kuy, بخش مرکزی [Central District], Kordkuy County, Golestan Province, 48817-94814, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ "Q4R7+Q8G Kordkuy, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Golestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ 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".
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کوری استان مازندران به مرکزیت شهر ساری [Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Mazandaran province, centered in Sari city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 6BCA9E6B-F7AD-441C-8A24-47D38564A5F5. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ^ Borjian, Habib (2004). "Māzandarān: Language and People". Iran & the Caucasus. 8 (2). Brill: 295. doi:10.1163/1573384043076045. JSTOR 4030997.
- ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Golestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Golestan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.