JBO'C's Historical Reference

Gorgon/Astrabad and the Gorgon River

Gorgon is the administrative seat of the province of Golestan and has been the dominant city of that region since at least Timurid times. The old name of Gorgon is Astrabad. The Gorgon River starts near Bojnurd.

Barry O'Connell's Notes Main Index See also Persian Rugs the O'Connell Guide