Aliabad-e Katul (Persian: علیآباد كتول, also Romanized as ‘Alīābād-e Katūl, Aliabad-e Katool, and Aliâbâd Katool; also known simply as Aliabad (Persian: علیآباد, also Romanized as ‘Alīābād)[3] is a city in the Central District of Aliabad County, Golestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]
Aliabad-e Katul
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City | |
 Aliabad-e Katul | |
  Aliabad-e Katul | |
| Coordinates: 36°54′27″N 54°52′00″E / 36.90750°N 54.86667°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Golestan |
| County | Aliabad |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 52,838 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Aliabad-e Katul at GEOnet Names Server | |
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 46,183 in 11,676 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 49,804 people in 14,377 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 52,838 people in 16,655 households.[2]
The city is on a hillside of the Alborz Mountains between Gorgan and Azad Shahr. The Kaboud-val waterfall is near the city. Nearby are the villages of Kholin Darreh, Chinou, Alestan, and Mayan.
The people of Aliabad speak a dialect of Mazanderani language called Katoli.[7]
References edit
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (11 October 2023). "Aliabad-e Katul, Aliabad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 27. Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Aliabad-e Katul can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3052543" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Mazandaran province, centered in Sari city". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 27. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 27. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Borjian, Habib (2004). "Māzandarān: Language and People". Iran & the Caucasus. 8 (2). Brill: 295. doi:10.1163/1573384043076045. JSTOR 4030997.
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