Ziarat, Golestan

Ziarat

-زيارت or زيارَت
Ziarat -زيارت or زيارَت
village
	Ziarat
	Coordinates: 36°41′57″N 54°31′22″E / 36.69917°N 54.52278°E / 36.69917; 54.52278
Country	Iran
Province	Golestan
County	Gorgan
Bakhsh	Central
Rural District	Estarabad-e Jonubi
Elevation	1,563 m (5,128 ft)
Population (2006)
• Total	1,964
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

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)^[1] 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.^[2]

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.^[3] 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.

References

^ Ziarat can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3089448" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
^ "Introducing the sights of Ziarat village" معرفی جاهای دیدنی روستای زیارت. otaghak (in Persian). 2024-03-04 [3 March 2024]. Retrieved 9 March 2024. درباره روستای زیارت [About the Ziarat village]

External links

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[1] Ziarat can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3089448" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

[2] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.

[tourism-3] "Introducing the sights of Ziarat village" معرفی جاهای دیدنی روستای زیارت. otaghak (in Persian). 2024-03-04 [3 March 2024]. Retrieved 9 March 2024. درباره روستای زیارت [About the Ziarat village]