Kordkuy

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]

For the administrative subdivision, see Kordkuy County.
Kordkuy

کردکوی
City
Kordkuy
Location in Iran
Coordinates: 36°47′35″N 54°06′44″E
Country Iran
ProvinceGolestan
CountyKordkuy
BakhshCentral
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Total39,881
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IDST)
Kordkuy at GEOnet Names Server

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
  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)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
  3. Borjian, Habib (2004). "Māzandarān: Language and People". Iran & the Caucasus. Brill. 8 (2): 295. doi:10.1163/1573384043076045. JSTOR 4030997.
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