Map of Gorgān, Iran

Gorgān is the administrative centre of Golestan, Iran, with a population of about 244,937. It lies at 36.8427°N, 54.4439°E. Gorgān is about 300 km (186 mi) northeast of Tehran, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Āq Qalā, 19 km to the north.

Gorgān at a glance

Where is Gorgān?

• The 35th largest city in Iran by recorded population.
• The largest city in Golestan on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 38 min on the shortest day to 14 h 41 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Gorgān

• Āq Qalā — 19 km north
• Kord Kūy — 30 km west
• Bandar-e Torkaman — 34 km west
• Aliabad-e Katul — 38 km east
• Shahrud — 67 km southeast
• Āzādshahr — 70 km northeast
• Dāmghān — 76 km south
• Gonbad-e Kāvūs — 79 km northeast
• Behshahr — 81 km west
• Nekā — 104 km west

Largest cities in Golestan

• Gonbad-e Kāvūs — 151,910
• Bandar-e Torkaman — 53,970
• Aliabad-e Katul — 52,838
• Āzādshahr — 47,590
• Kord Kūy — 39,881
• Āq Qalā — 35,116
• Kalāleh — 33,700

Largest cities in Iran

• Tehran — 7,153,309
• Mashhad — 2,307,177
• Isfahan — 1,547,164
• Karaj — 1,448,075
• Tabriz — 1,424,641
• Shiraz — 1,249,942
• Qom — 900,000
• Ahvaz — 841,145
• Pasragad Branch — 787,878
• Kermanshah — 621,100

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.