Aliabad-e Katul
علی‌آباد کتول
City
Aliabad-e Katul
Aliabad-e Katul
Aliabad-e Katul is located in Iran
Aliabad-e Katul
Aliabad-e Katul
Coordinates: 36°54′27″N 54°52′00″E / 36.90750°N 54.86667°E / 36.90750; 54.86667[1]
ProvinceGolestan
CountyAliabad
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total52,838
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Aliabad-e Katul at GEOnet Names Server

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 both capital of the district and of the county.

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 46,183 in 11,676 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 49,804 people in 14,377 households.[5] 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.[6]

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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (11 October 2023). "Aliabad-e Katul, Aliabad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 11 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. ^ 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".
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 27. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ Borjian, Habib (2004). "Māzandarān: Language and People". Iran & the Caucasus. Brill. 8 (2): 295. doi:10.1163/1573384043076045. JSTOR 4030997.


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