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Gurgan

Gurgan is the alternative form of Gorgan.

Meaning of Gorgan

Proper noun

Gorgan

  1. (historical) Hyrcania.
  2. (historical) 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.
    Synonyms:
    Astrabad, Astarabad, Asterabad
  4. A county of Iran, around the city.

Origin of Gurgan

Borrowed from Classical Persian گُرْگَان (gurgān).

Questions about Gurgan

What is Gurgan the alternative form of?
Gurgan is the alternative form of Gorgan.

Words near Gurgan in the dictionary

  1. gurdy
  2. Gurene
  3. Gurenne
  4. Gurevich
  5. Gurewitch
  6. Gurgan
  7. Gurgaon
  8. gurge
  9. gurged
  10. gurgeons
  11. gurges

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Gurgan (page history and authors); Gorgan (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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