Valaghuz, Golestan

Valaghuz

ولاغوز
Valaghuz ولاغوز
neighborhood
	Valaghuz
	Coordinates: 36°47′02″N 54°05′49″E / 36.78389°N 54.09694°E
Country	Iran
Province	Golestan
County	Kordkuy
Bakhsh	Central
City	Kordkuy
Population (2006)
• Total	5,376
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Valaghuz (Persian: ولاغوز, also Romanized as Valāghūz; also known as Lāghūz)^[1] is a neighborhood in the city of Kordkuy, in Golestan Province, Iran. It was formerly a village in Chaharkuh Rural District, in the Central District of Kordkuy County.^[2]

Etymology

The village was formerly called Shirdar Bon in travelogues of domestic and foreign tourists, meaning "milky maple tree". It is said by the elders of the neighborhood that in the past, walnut trees (in the local dialect: Jowzdar) were abundant in the area, and due to the shape of the walnut tree and its curvature and crookedness, the walnut tree was called Aghuz, Vale Joz, Valajoz, etc. Over time, with changes in words and sentences, it became established as Valaghuz.^[2]

Population

At the 2006 census, its population was 5,376, in 1,398 households.^[3] It joined the urban area of Kordkuy city before the 2011 census. Acoording to the statistics from the health house of Valaghuz in 2013, the population was 8,000 people in 1,800 households. The dialect and language of the residents of the neighborhood is Mazanderani language, and Kordkuy region's dialect.^[2]^[4]

References

^ Valaghuz can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3088024" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^ ^a ^b ^c "Valaghuz (Shirdar Bon) neighborhood of Kordkuy County". valaghuz.blofga (in Persian). 24 September 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
^ Nasri Ashrafi, Jahangir; Samadi, Hossein (1998). "1". In Ghaemi, Karimollah (ed.). The Grand Tabari Glossary (in Persian). Vol. 1 (1 ed.). Khane Sabz. p. 45. ISBN 964-91131-5-0.

[1] Valaghuz can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3088024" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

[Blogfa-2] "Valaghuz (Shirdar Bon) neighborhood of Kordkuy County". valaghuz.blofga (in Persian). 24 September 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2025.

[3] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.

[4] Nasri Ashrafi, Jahangir; Samadi, Hossein (1998). "1". In Ghaemi, Karimollah (ed.). The Grand Tabari Glossary (in Persian). Vol. 1 (1 ed.). Khane Sabz. p. 45. ISBN 964-91131-5-0.

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