Gonbad-e Kavus County


Gonbad-e Qabus County is a county in Golestan Province in Iran. Formerly called Gorgan or Jorjan, because of the ruins of the historical city called Gorgan, the capital of the Ziyarid dynasty, in its southwest corner. It was called Hyrcania in ancient times. The capital of the county is Gonbad-e Qabus, founded by German engineers and architectures with high urban engineering standards; by the order of Reza Pahlavi. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 348,744, in 97,147 families. The county consists of two districts: Dashli Borun District and Central District. The county has two cities: Incheh Borun and Gonbad-e Qabus.