Ziarat, Golestan

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 -زيارت or زيارَت
village
Ziarat
Coordinates: 36°41′57″N 54°31′22″E
Country	Iran
Province	Golestan
County	Gorgan
Bakhsh	Central
Rural District	Estarabad-e Jonubi
Population  (2006)
• Total	1,964
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

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. 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

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)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.

External links

• "News article on www.payvand.com" with links to photos.