Dowzeyn
Persian: دوزين
City
Dowzeyn is located in Iran
Dowzeyn
Dowzeyn
Coordinates: 37°07′35″N 55°34′51″E / 37.12639°N 55.58083°E / 37.12639; 55.58083[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceGolestan
CountyMinudasht
DistrictKuhsarat
Established as a city2018[3]
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
5,737
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Dowzeyn (Persian: دوزين)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Kuhsarat District in Minudasht County, Golestan province, Iran.[6] As a village, it was the capital of Kuhsarat Rural District[7][b] until its capital was transferred to the village of Safiabad.[6]

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, Dowzeyn's population was 4,971 in 1,046 households, when it was a village in Kuhsarat Rural District[b] of the Central District.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 5,785 people in 1,484 households,[9] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the formation of Kuhsarat District and its name was changed to Garu Rural District.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 5,737 people in 1,681 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[4]

The village of Dowzeyn was converted to a city in 2018.[3]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also known as Dozeyn and Dozīn[5]
  2. ^ a b Renamed Garu Rural District[6]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (18 October 2024). "Dowzeyn, دهستان گرو, بخش کوهسارات [Garu Rural District, Kuhsarat District], Minudasht County, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  2. ^ "4HGJ+H84 Duzin, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (17 February 2018) [1396/11/28 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ابلاغ مصوبه وزارت کشور در خصوص تبدیل روستای دوزین مرکز بخش کوهسارات شهرستان مینودشت به شهر [‌Notification of the Ministry of Interior's decision regarding the conversion of Dowzeyn village, the center of Kuhsarat District, Minudasht County, into a city]. مهدی داودآبادی [Mehdi Davudabadi] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. نامه شماره [Letter No.] 33667/59806. Archived from the original on 19 December 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  4. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Golestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ Dowzeyn can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3061743" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  6. ^ a b c d Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (14 July 2010) [مصوب (Approved on) 1389/04/23) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تغييرات و اصلاحات تقسيماتي در استان گلستان [‌Divisional changes and amendments in Golestan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal number] 1/4/42/29250. Archived from the original on 9 December 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  7. ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (9 August 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/05/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل 23 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان گنبد کاووس تابع استان مازندران [‌Creation and establishment of 23 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Gonbad-e Kavus County under Mazandaran province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 140.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  8. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Golestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  9. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Golestan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.