Gorgan

See also: gorĝan

English

Alternative forms

• Gurgan (Classical Persian)

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Persian گرگان (gorgân); see it for more. Related to Hyrcania.

Proper noun

Gorgan

1. (historical) Hyrcania.
2. (historical) An old city in the region of Hyrcania destroyed in the Mongol invasion; Jurjan.
3. Capital of the modern-day Golestan province of Iran; formerly called Astrabad.

Synonyms

• Astrabad, Astarabad, Asterabad

Related terms

• Jurjan
• Hyrcania

Translations

the old city

• Arabic: جُرْجَان (jurjān)
• Middle Persian: 𐭢𐭥𐭫𐭢𐭠𐭭 (Gurgān)
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• Persian: گرگان (gorgân), جرجان (jorjân)

the modern city

• Kazakh: please add this translation if you can
• Persian: گرگان (gorgân), استرآباد (astarâbâd, asterâbâd, esterâbâd)
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• Russian: Горга́н m (Gorgán)
• Uzbek: please add this translation if you can

Anagrams

• Grogan, roggan