Aliabad-e Katul
Aliabad-e Katul (Persian: علیآباد كتول, also Romanized as ‘Alīābād-e Katūl, Aliabad-e Katool, and Aliâbâd Katool; also known simply as Aliabad (Persian: علیآباد, also Romanized as ‘Alīābād) is a city in the Central District of Aliabad County, Golestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
Aliabad-e Katul
علیآباد کتول | |
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Aliabad-e Katul | |
Aliabad-e Katul | |
| Coordinates: 36°54′27″N 54°52′00″E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Golestan |
| County | Aliabad |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 52,838 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Aliabad-e Katul at GEOnet Names Server | |
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 46,183 in 11,676 households. The following census in 2011 counted 49,804 people in 14,377 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 52,838 people in 16,655 households.
The city is on a hillside of the Alborz Mountains between Gorgan and Azad Shahr. The Kaboud-val waterfall is near the city. Nearby are the villages of Kholin Darreh, Chinou, Alestan, and Mayan.
The people of Aliabad speak a dialect of Mazanderani language called Katoli.