Valaghuz, Golestan

Valaghuz
Persian: ولاغوز
Neighborhood
Valaghuz
Coordinates: 36°46′59″N 54°05′44″E / 36.78306°N 54.09556°E / 36.78306; 54.09556[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceGolestan
CountyKordkuy
DistrictCentral
CityKordkuy
Population
 (2006)[2]
 • Total
5,376
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Valaghuz (Persian: ولاغوز)[a] is a neighborhood in the city of Kordkuy[4] in the Central District of Kordkuy County, Golestan province, Iran.

Etymology

The village was formerly called Shirdar Bon in travelogues of domestic and foreign tourists, meaning "milky maple tree." It is said by the elders of the neighborhood that in the past, walnut trees (jowzdar in the local dialect) were abundant in the area, and due to the shape of the walnut tree and its curvature and crookedness, the walnut tree was called aghuz, vale joz, valajoz, etc. Over time, with changes in words and sentences, it became established as Valaghuz.[4]

Demographics

Language

The dialect and language of the residents of the neighborhood is Mazandarani, and the Kordkuy region's dialect.[4][5]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Valaghuz's population was 1,650 in 405 households, when it was a village in Chaharkuh Rural District.[2] After the census, the village was annexed by the city of Kordkuy. Acoording to the statistics from the health house of Valaghuz in 2013, the population was 8,000 people in 1,800 households.

See also

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Valāghūz; also known as Lāghūz[3] and formerly known as Shirdar Bon[4]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (17 December 2025). "بالا بلوک [Valaghuz], Kord Kuy, بخش مرکزی [Central District], Kordkuy County, Golestan Province, 48817-94814, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ Valaghuz can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3088024" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b c d "Valaghuz (Shirdar Bon) neighborhood of Kordkuy County". valaghuz.blofga (in Persian). 24 September 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  5. ^ Nasri Ashrafi, Jahangir; Samadi, Hossein (1998). "1". In Ghaemi, Karimollah (ed.). The Grand Tabari Glossary (in Persian). Vol. 1 (1 ed.). Khane Sabz. p. 45. ISBN 964-91131-5-0.