Gomish Tappeh
city in Golestan Province, Iran
Gomish Tappeh (Persian: گميش تپه) is a city in the Central District of Gomishan County, Golestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. The city's Turkmen name, Kümüş Depe, means "Silver Hill."
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 15,639 in 3,236 households, when it was capital of the former Gomishan District in Torkaman County. The following census in 2011 counted 17,648 people in 4,078 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Gomishan County. Gomishan was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 19,191 people in 5,129 households.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2159878. Authority coordinates are 37.072, 54.077. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2006, 2011 and 2016.
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