Galikash

City in Golestan province, Iran

City in Golestan, Iran
Galikash
Persian: گاليكش
City
37°16′22″N 55°25′58″E / 37.27278°N 55.43278°E / 37.27278; 55.43278[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceGolestan
CountyGalikash
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total23,394
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Galikash at GEOnet Names Server

Galikash (Persian: گاليكش)[a] is a city in the Central District of Galikash County, Golestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 20,009 in 4,829 households, when it was in the former Galikash District of Minudasht County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 20,831 people in 5,768 households,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Galikash County.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 23,394 people in 6,996 households.[2]

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Notes

  1. ^ Also Romanized as Galikesh[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (12 October 2023). "Galikash, Galikash County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Galikash can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3063282" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b "Introduction of Galikash County". Galikesh (in Persian). Revolutionary Guard Corps, Gonbad-e Kavus County. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.


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