Ziarat, Golestan Explained

Official Name:Ziarat
Native Name:-زيارت or زيارَت
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Golestan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Gorgan
Subdivision Type3:Bakhsh
Subdivision Name3:Central
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Estarabad-e Jonubi
Elevation M:1563
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:1,964
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Coordinates:36.6992°N 54.5228°W

Ziarat (Persian: زيارت or زيارَت, also Romanized as Zīārat; also known as Zeyārat-e Khāşeh Rūd, Ziār, Zīārat-e Khāşeh Rūd, Zīārat-e Khāsteh Rūd, and Zīyārat Khāseh Rūd) is a village in the Central District of Gorgan County, Golestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census its population was 1,964, in 478 families.

Ziarat is located about 8 km south of Gorgan, in the Golestan Province of Iran. The Arabic word 'ziarat' (زيارة), meaning "visit", is used in Persian to refer to (pilgrimage to) a holy place.

Ziarat lies in a valley inside the eastern part of the Caspian Hyrcanian rain forests at an altitude of 1563 meters above sea level.[1] There are three mosques in the village and near the shrine is a hot spring that feeds a public bath before joining the valley river. Some of the surrounding hills are grazed by sheep, goats and cattle. South of the village, at the end of a dirt road, is a water fall that is a popular tourist attraction.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Introducing the sights of Ziarat village. 2024-03-04. 9 March 2024. otaghak . 3 March 2024. y. Persian. fa: معرفی جاهای دیدنی روستای زیارت . درباره روستای زیارت . About the Ziarat village.