Galikash (Persian: گاليكش), also Romanized as Galikesh)[3] is a city in the Central District of Galikash County, Golestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]
Galikash
Persian: گاليكش | |
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City | |
Galikash | |
Coordinates: 37°16′22″N 55°25′58″E / 37.27278°N 55.43278°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Golestan |
County | Galikash |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 23,394 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Galikash at GEOnet Names Server |
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 20,009 in 4,829 households, when it was in the former Galikash District of Minudasht County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 20,831 people in 5,768 households,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Galikash County.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 23,394 people in 6,996 households.[2]