Aliabad-e Katul

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)[2] is a city and capital of Aliabad County, in Golestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census its population was 46,183, in 11,676 families.[3]

For other places with similar names, see Aliabad.
Aliabad-e Katul

علی‌آباد کتول
City
Aliabad-e Katul
Aliabad-e Katul
Coordinates: 36°54′30″N 54°52′08″E
ProvinceGolestan
CountyAliabad
BakhshCentral
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Total52,838 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IDST)
Aliabad-e Katul at GEOnet Names Server

The city is sited 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.[4]

References
  1. https://www.amar.org.ir/english
  2. 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".
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
  4. Borjian, Habib (2004). "Māzandarān: Language and People". Iran & the Caucasus. Brill. 8 (2): 295. doi:10.1163/1573384043076045. JSTOR 4030997.


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