Ziarat (, also

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d as Zīārat; also known as Zeyārat-e Khāşeh Rūd, Ziār, Zīārat-e Khāşeh Rūd, Zīārat-e Khāsteh Rūd, and Zīyārat Khāseh Rūd) is a village in the Central District of

Gorgan County Gorgan County () is in Golestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Gorgan Gorgan (; ) is a city in the Central District (Gorgan County), Central District of Gorgan County, Golestan province, Golestan province, Iran, serving ...

, Golestan Province,

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. At the 2006 census its population was 1,964, in 478 families. Ziarat is located about 8 km south of

Gorgan Gorgan (; ) is a city in the Central District (Gorgan County), Central District of Gorgan County, Golestan province, Golestan province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. It lies approximately to the nor ...

, in the Golestan Province of

. The

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word 'ziarat' (زيارة), meaning "visit", is used in

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to refer to (pilgrimage to) a holy place. Ziarat lies in a valley inside the eastern part of the Caspian Hyrcanian rain forests at an altitude of 1563 meters above sea level. There are three mosques in the village and near the shrine is a hot spring that feeds a public bath before joining the valley river. Some of the surrounding hills are grazed by sheep, goats and cattle. South of the village, at the end of a dirt road, is a water fall that is a popular tourist attraction.

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with links to photos. Populated places in Gorgan County {{Gorgan-geo-stub