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Gonbad-e Kavus
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city in Golestan Province, Iran
Key facts
- Country
- Iran
- Province
- Golestan
- County
- Gonbad-e Kavus
- District
- Central
- Total
- 151,910
- Time zone
- UTC+3:30 ( IRST )
- Website
- gonbadcity .ir
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Country
- Iran
- Located in
- Central District
- Population
- 151910
- Elevation
- 52
- Capital of
- Gonbad-e Kavus County
- Official website
- gonbadcity.ir
- Image
- Shuni6.jpg
- Dialing code
- 0172
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Encyclopedic overview
Gonbad-e Kabus (Persian: گنبد قابوس) is a city in the Central District of Gonbad-e Kavus County, Golestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
The modern name is a reference to an imposing ancient tower, the Tomb of Qabus. The monument itself was assigned to the neighboring historical city of Astarabad in the 1930s by the Iranian government. The city has also been known by the name Dasht-e Gorgan, meaning "the Plains of Gorgan".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gonbad-e Kavus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.