Gomish Tappeh

"Gomesh Tappeh" redirects here. For the village in Zanjan province, see Gomesh Tappeh.

For the administrative division of Golestan province, see Gomishan County.

Gomish Tappeh (Persian: گميش تپه)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Gomishan County, Golestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[4] The city's Turkmen name, Kümüş Depe, means "Silver Hill."

Gomish Tappeh Persian: گميش تپه
City
Gomish Tappeh
Coordinates: 37°04′12″N 54°04′37″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Golestan
County	Gomishan
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	19,191
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Gomish Tappeh at GEOnet Names Server

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 15,639 in 3,236 households,^[5] when it was capital of the former Gomishan District of Torkaman County.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 17,648 people in 4,078 households,^[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Gomishan County. Gomishan was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.^[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 19,191 people in 5,129 households.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Gomīsh Tappeh and Gomish Tepe; also known as Gomesh Tappeh, Gomishan, Gomīshān (گميشان), Gumish Tepe, and Gumshān; also formerly known as Gomish Tepe Jik (گُمیش‌تپه جیک), also romanized as Gomīsh Tappeh Jīk; and Turkmen: Kümüş Depe^[3]