Gorgan

name

Etymology: From Iranian Persian گرگان (gorgân), from Classical Persian گرگان (gurgān); see it for more. Related to Hyrcania.

1. Hyrcania.
2. An old city in the region of Hyrcania destroyed in the Mongol invasion; Jurjan.
3. A city in Iran, the seat of Gorgan County's Central District and the capital of Golestan Province; formerly called Astrabad.
4. A county of Iran, around the city.