Gol, South Khorasan

Gol
Persian: گل
Village
Gol is located in Iran
Gol
Gol
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 32°41′22″N 59°10′09″E / 32.68944°N 59.16917°E / 32.68944; 59.16917[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceSouth Khorasan
CountyKhusf
DistrictJolgeh-ye Mazhan
Rural DistrictBarakuh
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
489
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Gol (Persian: گل)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Barakuh Rural District[4] in Jolgeh-ye Mazhan District of Khusf County, South Khorasan province, Iran.

Etymology

Gol's name is derived from factors such as the pleasant climate of the region, fertile soil and the growth of various fragrant flowers, crops and gardens, as well as the settlement of a tribe with this name in the region. At the entrance of Gol, a welcome sign has been installed by rural governors. Then, "Bahar" square is seen with a symbolic "Kharas" stone in the middle, which was used to separate straw from grain with the help of donkeys and cows in ancient times.

History

It is said that about a few centuries ago, Gol had a much larger population than Khusf, due to better climate and the amount of groundwater. Due to its remoteness from transportation routes and successive droughts and the lack of attention of the rulers to the agricultural activities, its population has been declining throughout history. According to data obtained from elders of the village, the British and Russians were commuting in this place and there are still the remains of the caravanserais where they stopped and rested.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 650 in 272 households, when it was in the former Khusf District of Birjand County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 471 people in 173 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 489 people in 175 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Khusf County. The rural district was transferred to the new Jolgeh-ye Mazhan District.[7] Gol was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Also known as Gul[3]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (10 November 2024). "Gol, دهستان براکوه, بخش جلگه ماژان [Barakuh Rural District, Jolgeh-ye Mazhan District], Khusf County, South Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  2. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: South Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Gol at GEOnet Names Server
  4. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (16 May 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/02/26 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تأسیس سیزده دهستان در استانهای خراسان، اصفهان، مازندران، فارس، باختران، کردستان و یزد [‌Creation and establishment of thirteen rural districts in the provinces of Khorasan, Isfahan, Mazandaran, Fars, Bakhtaran, Kurdistan and Yazd]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] A27D85B3-7050-44D2-BB7F-57FF2B95FD18. شماره دوره [Course number] 69. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
  5. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: South Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: South Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ↑ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (27 October 2011) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 5/8/1390 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه درخصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استان خراسان جنوبی شهرستان بیرجند [‌Approval letter regarding country divisions in South Khorasan province, Birjand County]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 81539/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 6 April 2026. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
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